Spike Wada Smith

Software Engineer at LiNKX Inc.

Modernized applications for clients in the digital banking industry. Wrote proposals and reports for QA improvements and presented them to clients. Implemented unit testing and E2E testing in existing codebases, reducing the need for manual testing. Promoted from Junior developer to Mid-level developer within a year, an achievement which typically takes over 3 years in the company. Developed a cross-platform mobile banking app launched to around 2 million active users, working within strict 4-week sprints and using Agile methodologies. Integrated E2E testing to automate manual UI tests and improve QA. Developed tooling for automation of internal workflows, communicating needs with non-technical clients. Contributed to frontend and backend codebases, designed initial systems architecture and database, and worked with third-party APIs in legacy COBOL systems.

Programming Tutor at Tokyo Coding Club

Taught programming and electronics to students aged 5-18. Educated students on Python, Javascript, game development (Unity C# and Lua), and machine learning.

Software Engineer Intern at YUMEMI Inc

Developed a mobile Android application with Kotlin. Implemented reactive frontend for a large codebase integrating with Firebase API. Followed weekly development cycle with Agile methodologies.

Translator (Short-term contract) at MOEROW

Translated game text from Japanese to English in a high-paced environment, collaborating with the engineering team to work around technical limitations.

Software Engineer at LiNKX Inc.

Modernized applications for clients in the digital banking industry. Wrote proposals and reports for QA improvements and presented them to clients. Implemented unit testing and E2E testing in existing codebases, reducing manual testing. Promoted from Junior to Mid-level developer within one year, an accelerated achievement in the company. Developed a cross-platform mobile banking app with around 2 million active users, employing Agile methodologies in 4-week sprints. Automated manual UI tests using E2E testing. Built internal workflow automation tools, communicating needs with non-technical clients, contributing to frontend and backend codebases, designing system architecture and database, and integrating with legacy COBOL systems via third-party APIs.

Programming Tutor at Tokyo Coding Club

Taught programming and electronics to students aged 5-18. Educated students on Python, JavaScript, game development using Unity C# and Lua, and machine learning.

Software Engineer Intern at YUMEMI Inc

Developed a mobile Android application with Kotlin. Implemented a reactive frontend integrated with Firebase API within a weekly Agile development cycle.

Translator (Short-term contract) at MOEROW

Translated game text from Japanese to English in a high-paced environment, coordinating with the engineering team to work around technical limitations.

Software Engineer at LiNKX Inc.

Modernized applications for clients in the digital banking industry, wrote QA improvement proposals and presented them to clients, and implemented unit and end-to-end testing to reduce manual testing efforts. Promoted from Junior to Mid-level developer within one year, a rapid achievement in the company. Developed a cross-platform mobile app with around 2 million active users using Agile 4-week sprints. Automated manual UI testing through E2E testing integration. Additionally, developed an internal workflow automation tool, communicated with non-technical clients, contributed to front-end and back-end development, designed initial system architecture and database, and worked with third-party APIs in legacy COBOL systems.

Programming Tutor at Tokyo Coding Club

Taught programming and electronics to students aged 5-18. Educated students on Python, JavaScript, game development using Unity C# and Lua, and machine learning concepts.

Software Engineer Intern at YUMEMI Inc.

Developed a mobile Android application using Kotlin. Implemented a reactive front-end for a large codebase integrating Firebase API. Followed weekly Agile development cycles.

Translator (Short-term contract) at MOEROW

Translated game text from Japanese to English in a high-paced environment. Communicated with the engineering team to work around technical limitations.

Web Developer at arca Inc.

Designed and implemented the landing page of a major pharmaceutical company Used Figma to design and communicate with clients Interactivity TypeScript built and bundled using with esbuild Responsive styling using Tailwind CSS

Software Engineer at BREXA Technology

Safety Roll Call System, BREXA Technology Contributed to a large internal electronic roll call system for a major automotive company Developed a REST API for retrieving and updating roll calls, which was used by other services Modified .NET C# frontend applications to replace legacy API Wrote SQL queries and procedures to interop with PostgreSQL and MS SQL servers Wrote and proposed design documents (functional and detailed) and iterated with customer feedback

Programming Tutor at Tokyo Coding Club

Taught programming and electronics to students aged 5-18; educated students on Python, JavaScript, game development (Unity, C# and Lua), and machine learning.

Software Engineer Intern at YUME MI Inc

Developed a mobile Android application with Kotlin; implemented a reactive front-end for a large codebase, integrating with the Firebase API; followed a weekly development cycle with Agile methodologies.