Software architecture, cloud platform, and AI consulting.
I'm available to work with startups, scale-ups, and organizations that need senior help designing cloud systems, building AI-powered products, engineering video platforms, or pushing difficult platform work through that last 10%.
My background spans hands-on software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and AI development across large-scale production systems. I'm based in Tokyo and available to clients worldwide, across any time zone. I'm also open to remote contract roles.
Where I've worked
Best fit
- Startups building software, AI, cloud, or developer infrastructure products
- Scale-ups that need senior technical leadership without hiring a full-time architect first
- Media, streaming, and broadcast teams building or scaling video platforms and pipelines
- Enterprise teams modernizing legacy systems or migrating to cloud-native architecture
What I offer
Video engineering and pipeline development
Deep expertise in media processing pipelines, FFmpeg-based encoding workflows, ABR packaging, and video platform infrastructure — from ingest and transcoding through packaging, delivery, and playback. A rare specialization that most generalist consultants don't cover.
Architecture reviews
Audit existing systems, identify delivery risks, and surface opportunities for cost reduction — then define a practical path for scale, reliability, and long-term efficiency.
Cloud and AI platform development
Design and implement cloud-native systems, AI-powered features, distributed APIs, and developer infrastructure optimized for scale, reliability, and cost efficiency. On the AI side, this includes context engineering, hallucination detection strategies, and production-grade autonomous agent workflows — not just wiring up an API.
Senior team augmentation
Embed with product and engineering teams to lead difficult platform work, unblock delivery, and raise technical standards.
Technical advisory
Support founders, engineering leaders, and platform teams with roadmap reviews, vendor decisions, and high-stakes technical choices.
How to engage
Architecture audit
A focused review of your existing systems with written findings and a prioritized set of recommendations — covering architecture gaps, delivery risks, and cost optimization opportunities. Good for teams that need clarity before committing to a direction.
Project-based delivery
Hands-on engagement scoped to a specific platform, feature, or infrastructure initiative. I work alongside your team to ship it.
Fractional advisory
Ongoing support for CTOs and engineering leaders on roadmap decisions, technical strategy, and high-stakes vendor or architecture choices.
Contract roles
Available for remote contract roles. I embed with your team and contribute as a senior individual contributor or technical lead.
Past work highlights
Global streaming platform architecture
Led architecture across large-scale streaming systems serving millions of concurrent viewers, with a focus on resilience, cross-team execution, and operational clarity.
Olympics ad delivery system
Contributed to a patented on-demand ad delivery system (US 12,225,264 B2) used during the 2024 Paris Olympics, built to perform reliably under the pressure of a global live-event audience.
Developer tooling and platform automation
Built open source and commercial tooling around media processing, cloud workflows, and platform automation — with millions of combined library downloads and 1K+ GitHub stars across projects.
Working across time zones
I'm based in Tokyo and available to work in any time zone. I'm comfortable with distributed product and engineering teams and understand the need for clear written communication, async-friendly cadences, and keeping distributed teams aligned.
Start a conversation
If you need help with architecture, cloud platforms, or AI development, share a bit about your team, timeline, and current bottleneck and I'll get back to you.