Hi, I'm Kento Kawazoe, a junior software engineer based in Adelaide, Australia. I enjoy turning ideas into functional, user-friendly software using React, Next.js, Python, and CSS, and I'm eager to learn quickly to contribute to real development projects. Beyond coding, I work on music-tech projects like a Strudel Music Sequencer and a menu scanner app, and I enjoy tutoring students and collaborating with teammates to achieve shared goals.…

Kento Kawazoe

Hi, I'm Kento Kawazoe, a junior software engineer based in Adelaide, Australia. I enjoy turning ideas into functional, user-friendly software using React, Next.js, Python, and CSS, and I'm eager to learn quickly to contribute to real development projects. Beyond coding, I work on music-tech projects like a Strudel Music Sequencer and a menu scanner app, and I enjoy tutoring students and collaborating with teammates to achieve shared goals.…

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Hi, I’m Kento Kawazoe, a junior software engineer based in Adelaide, Australia. I enjoy turning ideas into functional, user-friendly software using React, Next.js, Python, and CSS, and I’m eager to learn quickly to contribute to real development projects.

Beyond coding, I work on music-tech projects like a Strudel Music Sequencer and a menu scanner app, and I enjoy tutoring students and collaborating with teammates to achieve shared goals.

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Skills

Experience Level

React JS
Expert
Python
Expert
CSS
Expert
Node.js
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
SQL
Intermediate
Tailwind
Intermediate
Figma
Intermediate
GitHub CoPilot
Intermediate
HTML5
Intermediate
Express
Intermediate
ASP.NET
Intermediate
TypeScript
Intermediate
Docker
Intermediate
Kubernetes
Intermediate
Django
Intermediate
Vue.js
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Fluent

Work Experience

Tutor at SS Gijuku
January 1, 2025 - Present
English and math tutoring to 50+ students; customized lessons based on individual learning styles; helped students achieve academic goals; conducted meetings with parents to discuss learning objectives, track progress, and create individualized strategies.
English-Japanese Translator at Independent (Freelance)
November 1, 2022 - Present
Translated 50+ YouTube videos from English to Japanese; collaborated with clients remotely to clarify requirements and ensure high-quality output.
Independent Translator at Independent Translator (Freelance)
November 1, 2022 - Present
Translated 50+ YouTube videos from English to Japanese. Collaborated with clients remotely to clarify requirements and ensure high-quality output.
Tutor at SS Gijuku, Japan
February 1, 2025 - Present
Provided one-on-one English and math tutoring to 50+ students, tailoring lessons to individual learning styles and helping students achieve academic goals. Conducted meetings with parents to discuss progress and set learning objectives.
Project Developer at Strudel Music Sequencer
October 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025
Led development of a music sequencer product using React, Strudel.js, and Zustand; built UI components with CSS; repository available on GitHub (Strudel-Music-Sequencer).
Project Developer at Menu Scanner
September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Canned images, extracted menu text, translated to English, and prepared results with dish imagery. Built with Next.js, Tailwind, Python, FastAPI, EasyOCR, LibreTranslate API, Pixabay API; not deployed due to hosting limitations. Full source code on GitHub.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development) at University of South Australia
February 1, 2024 - December 8, 2025
Diploma of Information Technology at South Australian Institute of Business and Technology
February 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development) at University of South Australia
February 1, 2024 - December 8, 2025
Diploma of Information Technology at Information Technology South Australia Institute of Business and Technology
February 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor of Information Technology at University of South Australia
February 1, 2024 - December 8, 2025
Diploma of Information Technology at South Australian Institute of Business and Technology
February 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
    paper Menu Scanner

    A full-stack application designed to assist travelers. It features a Next.js frontend and a Python (FastAPI) backend that uses OCR to extract text from menu images, translates it with LibreTranslate API, and fetches relevant dish imagery via the Pixabay API. This project highlights my problem-solving skills and full-stack development capabilities.

    GitHub: [github.com/kento9941/Menu-Scanner]

    paper Strudel Music Sequencer

    A modern, browser-based music sequencer. I built a responsive React interface with a grid-based step sequencer that allows users to visually program music. The app features multi-track support with instruments (keyboard, guitar, drums, etc.), per-note controls for pitch/duration, a D3-based audio visualizer, and full project management with JSON import/export.

    Live App: [strudel-music-sequencer.vercel.app]
    GitHub: [github.com/kento9941/Strudel-Music-Sequencer]