About
Hi, I’m kaseken (Kent Kaseda) — a Software Engineer based in Tokyo.
This blog explores core computer science concepts through the lens of mobile technology.
Experience
PLAID, Inc. — Software Engineer / Tech Lead of App Team (2025/07 – Present)
- Developing Mobile SDKs for various platforms (iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native).
- Leading a Mobile SRE initiative to improve the reliability and stability of Mobile SDKs.
- Managing a team of three senior engineers and leading hiring efforts for Mobile SDK engineers.
Monoxer, Inc. — Senior Software Engineer (2021/04 – 2025/06)
- Tech lead in Mobile (both iOS & Android) development.
- Backend development with Scala.
- Frontend development with React/TypeScript.
playground Co., Ltd. — Software Engineer (2019/11 – 2021/03)
- Backend development with Ruby, Rails, and MySQL.
- Frontend development with TypeScript, Angular, and RxJS.
- iOS development with Swift.
Selected Works
Education
Kyoto University (2016 – 2018)
Master of Agriculture, Forest Science
Kyoto University (2012 – 2016)
Bachelor of Agriculture, Forest Science