June

Backend generalist, 20 years in. Java and PHP mostly, plus AWS architecture. Comfortable in large legacy systems. Native Japanese speaker, so I also work at the seam between language and engineering.

Spanish and Korean, slowly. Also getting more hands-on with using AI tools on old codebases — figuring out where they actually help versus where they just sound confident.

Writing about how Japanese dev teams actually work — code review, incidents, reporting culture — for engineers outside Japan. Recently built a course on workplace Japanese for software engineers.

Happy to talk about working as an engineer in Japan, Japanese workplace culture, or the language side of it. If you're moving here or already on a Japanese team and something feels confusing, say hi.