Basic Information
Name and Date of Birth
Item | Content |
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Name | Taisuke Okamoto |
Date of Birth | 1996/12/02 |
Education and Work History
Year | Month | Education and Work History |
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2012 | 4 | Entered Hyogo Prefectural Itami High School, General Course |
2015 | 3 | Graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Itami High School, General Course |
2015 | 4 | Entered Osaka Institute of Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Department of Information Network |
2019 | 3 | Graduated from Osaka Institute of Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Department of Information Network |
2019 | 4 | Joined Video Market Co., Ltd. |
2021 | 1 | Left Video Market Co., Ltd. |
2021 | 1 | Joined Monok Co., Ltd. |
2021 | 8 | Left Monok Co., Ltd. |
2021 | 9 | Joined IDC Frontier Co., Ltd. |
Technical Stack
Category | Technical Stack |
---|---|
Programming / Library etc. | Go / Python / Java / PHP / C / etc |
Code Management | GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket |
Infrastructure | Google Cloud / AWS / IDCF Cloud |
IaaS | CloudStack / vSphere |
Database/KVS | MySQL / Redis / PostgreSQL / BigQuery / etc |
Infrastructure as Code | Ansible / Terraform / etc |
Orchestration & Management | Kubernetes / Docker |
CI/CD | CircleCI / Cloud Build / GitHub Actions / ArgoCD / Fleet |
Container Registry | Harbor |
Observability | Splunk / Grafana / Prometheus / OpenTelemetry / NeuVector |
Service Mesh | Istio / Linkerd |
Job Responsibilities
IDC Frontier Co., Ltd
① Container and Kubernetes Technology Evangelist / In-house Education Leader
January 2023 - Present
Planning and implementing in-house education programs
- Designed and conducted a 3-month container and Kubernetes learning program
- Maintained over 90% satisfaction rate, contributing to the improvement of engineers’ technical skills
Technical migration support for in-house systems
- Led containerization and migration to Kubernetes environments
- Responsible for solving technical issues and optimizing during migration
Providing technical support internally and externally
- Technical support for SE and sales teams
- Provided support and technical assistance for clients implementing containers and Kubernetes
② Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) Development
September 2022 - Present
Kubernetes integration development with CloudStack
- Research and investigation of CSI Driver, Cloud Controller Manager, and Ingress Controller
- Custom Kubernetes implementation to meet company security requirements
- Continuous improvement of internal components with Kubernetes version upgrades
Development of custom Kubernetes components
- Provided automatic update functionality through in-house addon-manager
- Custom implementation of Migration feature and Cluster Autoscaler
- Service development aligned with Rancher-based GUI provision
Multi-platform support and CI/CD setup
- Kubernetes setup on private cloud (vSphere)
- CI/CD environment setup for managing multiple Kubernetes versions
- Implementation of change detection scripts for efficient manifest management
Monok Co., Ltd
① Development and Operation of Product Order Management System
February 2021 - August 2021
Development of in-house product order management system
- Significant improvement in operational efficiency through automation of manual processes
- API development using Go (using standard packages only)
- Implementation of integration with EC platform (Shopify)
Building a cloud-native operational environment
- Design of a self-contained service architecture on Google Cloud
- CI/CD environment setup using CloudBuild + CloudRun
Optimization of development process and achievements
- Rapid system delivery as a solo developer
- Achieved significant improvement in operational efficiency and reduction of human errors
- Realized continuous improvement through accelerated development cycles
② Development and Operation of International EC Integration System
February 2021 - August 2021
Development of integration system with Chinese and Korean EC sites
- Implementation of API, batch processing, and Webhooks using Go
- Achieved high-speed product registration and update processing of 20,000-30,000 items per day using Goroutines
- Built an error detection system through Slack Webhook integration
Large-scale data processing and visualization
- Optimized response formatting and data registration to BigQuery within Goroutines
- Implemented GUI-based product information visualization accessible to non-engineers
Acquisition of efficient system development and operation skills
- Gained practical experience in international EC platform integration
- Enhanced flexible thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Strengthened goal achievement capabilities through team collaboration
Video Market Co., Ltd
① Renewal of Streaming Service Playback Infrastructure
October 2019 - January 2021
Renewal of streaming service playback infrastructure
- Implemented rewrite from PHP to Go
- Realized microservices architecture using Kubernetes, transitioning from monolithic structure
- Led overall development as a key project member
Kubernetes environment setup and optimization
- Reduced manifest management costs using Kustomize
- Implemented secure communication using service mesh (Istio)
- Introduced monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus, and load testing with Locust
Technical challenges and growth
- Achieved practical application of Go and Kubernetes in a short period, from learning to implementation
- Gained experience in introducing and operating various cloud-native tools
- Balanced solving existing system issues with introducing new technologies
② DRM Implementation Engineer for Video Streaming
July 2020 - October 2020
Design and implementation of multi-DRM solutions
- Built DRM systems supporting Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay
- Development and operation of cloud-based DRM license servers
- Improved processing efficiency by optimizing content encryption workflows
Establishment of secure viewing environments
- DRM implementation on client-side (Web, iOS, Android)
- Enhanced access control through integration with token-based authentication systems
- Integration of streaming protocols (HLS, DASH) with DRM
Optimization of performance and user experience
- Optimized global distribution through CDN and DRM integration
- Improved mobile user experience by implementing offline playback functionality
- Rapid identification and resolution of DRM-related issues through the introduction of analytics tools
Side Jobs
① Technical Coach and Advisor for Technology Support
September 2021 - Present
- Supported backend and overall infrastructure for service development of a friend’s startup
- Currently providing technical coaching, fostering and educating in-house engineers
- Planning, creating, and providing learning content for non-engineers, covering basic knowledge to information literacy
- Providing technical support such as infrastructure design and operational advice to FinTech companies implementing containers and Kubernetes
② Design and Implementation of Custom Media Player
August 2019 - September 2019
- Developed and supported part of the service development for a friend’s startup
- Responsible for designing, implementing, and testing a custom web playback player for media playback on an audio platform
③ Creation of Landing Page Website
July 2017 - October 2017
- Handled all aspects of creating, publishing, and operating a landing page for a startup introduced by a friend
- Main tasks included:
- DNS, firewall, and SSL configuration
- WordPress installation
- Site design planning and implementation
Other Activities
Tech Conference Management
- Joined as a committee member for CloudNative Days, Japan’s largest cloud-native tech conference, from 2022
- Served as the Observability team leader, working on visualizing conference metrics
- From 2024, leading the overall conference management as Co-chair
- Also appointed as Co-Organizer of Grafana Meetup Japan in the same year, promoting Grafana
Activities as DJ and VJ
- Started DJ activities in Kansai in 2019, and have been active as ‘BigBaby’ mainly in Tokyo nightclubs since 2021
- Utilizing extensive music knowledge and skills cultivated as a DJ to create a “five-senses stimulating” space with a genre-transcending VJ style, captivating audiences
- Currently expanding activities in Tokyo clubs
- Responsible for VJ performances for international artists at various venues, recognized as an up-and-coming VJ