Soma Takata
Software Engineer
Full-stack engineer with 3 years of experience across 13 engagements at 12 companies, specializing in React/Next.js and TypeScript.
Works across the full development lifecycle, from problem identification and planning through design and implementation.
Extensive experience embedding AI into existing products to improve UX and automate internal workflows.
Work Experience
MCD3 Inc. — Software Engineer Intern
September 2026 – October 2026, 2 months- Built a PoC and production features connecting generative AI agents to Tachyon Apps over MCP.
- Owned the work end to end: MCP server design and implementation, authentication and permission design, and HTML meeting-minutes generation with preview.
- Separated what to delegate to the AI from what the system must guarantee, validating a practical design for AI agent integration.
IBM Japan — AI Innovator Hackathon Intern
August 2026 (5 days)- Built a solution to a business problem using generative AI and AI agents.
- Placed 1st out of 10 teams and was named team MVP.
SORACOM, Inc. — Software Engineer Intern
July 2026 – August 2026, 2 months- Designed and implemented eUICC search for Connectivity Hypervisor.
- Covered all five layers involved: API definition, index building, the search API, the eUICC management service, and the UI.
- Built with Go, Java and TypeScript on DynamoDB, Amazon OpenSearch Service and Lambda.
D4V (Design for Ventures) — Workflow Automation & Internal Tools (Contract)
October 2025 – Present- Built internal tools that automate operations workflows.
Nulogic Inc. — Studio.stock — UX Design
October 2025 – November 2025- Contributed to experience and UX design for the product.
Mercari Inc. (Hallo Div.) — Frontend Development Intern
May 2025 – July 2025, 3 months- Enhanced UX by implementing new features into existing products.
- Developed AI-powered new products.
- Leveraged cutting-edge AI tools to optimize development processes.
Nulogic Inc. — Full-stack Developer
March 2025 – May 2025, 3 months- Built a subscription auto-cancellation prototype using browser automation.
- Developed UI generation tools powered by LLMs.
NOT A HOTEL Inc. — Frontend Development Intern
January 2025, 2 weeks- Proposed UI/UX improvements for a product already in production.
- Designed a UI/UX letting users review their own history, covering screen design through to the final proposal.
Medley Inc. — Full-stack Developer
December 2024, 2 weeks- Implemented new features for an internal service in Next.js and Go.
LayerX Inc. — Full-stack Development Summer Intern
September 2024, 2 weeks- Built prioritized features full-stack in Next.js and Go, based on customer requests.
- Won best team award, recognized for UI/UX and presentation.
How Television Inc. — Frontend Development Intern
April 2024 – July 2024, 4 months- Replatformed Gaishishukatsu.com from PHP to Next.js.
Michibiku Group — Frontend Developer (Contract)
November 2023 – January 2024, 3 months- Built "Mach Scout", a Chrome extension that streamlines recruiting outreach with AI.
- Automated the flow from parsing candidate profiles on job platforms through generating personalized outreach messages.
Recruit Co., Ltd. — Frontend Development Intern
May 2023 – February 2024, 10 months- Planned, designed, and implemented AI-powered features for an internal business proposal review system, reducing reviewer workload by 40%.
- Built an AI-powered brainstorming assistant for business idea generation.
Leadership & Community
Shibayoko — Founder & President
February 2025 – Present- Established a cross-functional community combining design and engineering.
- Grew to 360 members in 3 months and 540 members today, currently serving as president.
TechNova — Founder & President
March 2024 – February 2025- Founded a student programming circle and expanded it to 40 members.
- Organized 2 technical workshops.
Education
Shibaura Institute of Technology, Graduate School
April 2026 – March 2028 (Enrolled)Shibaura Institute of Technology — College of Systems Engineering and Science, Dept. of Electronic Information Systems
April 2022 – March 2026 (Graduated)Skills
Programming Languages
- TypeScript (3 yrs)
- Go (1 yr)
- JavaScript
- HTML & CSS
Frameworks / Libraries
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Three.js
- Playwright
Tools / DevOps
- Git / GitHub
- Docker
- Jest
- Figma
- Cursor
- Claude Code
Languages
- Japanese (Native)
- English (CEFR B1)