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I'm Kozato Keizo.

I'm a Senior Full-Stack & AI/ML Engineer with 9+ years of experience building and delivering scalable, distributed web applications across modern cloud environments. Specializing in LangChain/LangGraph, LLMs, advanced RAG, React/Next.js, Python/FastAPI, and Azure/AWS Kubernetes with deep expertise in microservices architecture, API engineering, and cloud management.

I integrate AI-driven services into full-stack ecosystems, ensuring high performance, security, and maintainability for seamless deployment and reliability.

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About me

Senior Full Stack & AI Engineer with 9+ years of experience building and delivering scalable, distributed web applications across modern cloud environments. Proficient in LangChain/LangGraph, LLMs, advanced RAG, React/Next.js, Python/FastAPI, Java Spring Boot, and Azure/AWS Kubernetes with deep expertise in microservices architecture, API engineering, and cloud management for seamless deployment and reliability. Integrated AI-driven services into full-stack ecosystems, ensuring high performance, security and maintainability.

  • Location:Japan
  • Phone:+628983883704
  • Nationality:Japanese
  • Interests:Music, Travel, Basketball
  • Education:Xidian University
  • GitHub:github.com/lesofger

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Computer Science

Xidian UniversityJun 2013 - May 2017

Studied core computer science principles, including algorithms, data structures, software development, and database management. Gained hands-on experience in full-stack development, cloud computing, and distributed systems through academic projects and research.

Work

Senior AI/ML Engineer

Rapids AIJan 2023 – Present

Directed comprehensive LoRA fine-tuning pipelines using Azure Foundry, PyTorch, and ONNX, covering data preprocessing, model training/validation, packaging, scalable deployment, and operational monitoring.

Architected and led production Agentic MCP in Python to orchestrate tools, handle API calls, perform secure database operations, and support advanced RAG features (HyDE, Query Decomposition, Weighted Transformation, Text-to-SQL) powering 50k+ daily agent interactions at 200ms P95 latency with 99.99% uptime.

Optimized search performance contributing to an 80% increase in speed through fine-tuning Elasticsearch queries and enhancing search APIs. Orchestrated microservice architecture facilitating distributed APIs and event-driven communication through Kafka, decreasing average API latency by 30%.

Developed robust backend services in FastAPI with scalable structures, integrating Azure SQL Database and MongoDB, Redis-backed multi-level caching. Established Kubernetes platform AKS with Terraform, network policies, and GitOps-style deployment. Delivered full-stack observability with Prometheus + OpenTelemetry + Jaeger.

Technologies: Python, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, PyTorch, ONNX, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Jaeger

Full Stack Developer

PingWindNov 2021 – Jan 2023

Implemented ReactJS and Redux to create high-quality, scalable, and reusable components and front-end solutions. Used React.js and Redux framework for premade components from NPM, working with Redux architecture to increase website speed.

Migrated SOAP web service resources to Spring RESTful utilizing Spring REST API and Spring Boot. Created action classes in Struts and developed manager classes using Hibernate, JPA, and Struts technologies, implementing application-level persistence.

Contributed to the company's AI chatbot development, working with the Data team to integrate advanced LLM models, enhancing user interactions and overall functionality. Created and maintained architecture for Restful API utilizing Spring Boot to monitor and manage applications in production.

Developed and executed all phases of testing with Jasmine, Karma for unit testing, and Protractor for End2End automated testing on both client and server sides utilizing Mocha and Chai frameworks.

Technologies: React.js, Redux, Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, JPA, Node.js, MongoDB, MySQL, LLMs, REST APIs, GraphQL

Backend Engineer II

Rally HealthJun 2019 – Nov 2021

Refined Proton, a command-line tool facilitating faster service creation and updates; drove a 40% increase in developer velocity and was adopted as the most used CLI tool within 6 months.

Innovated Archimedes, a dependency tracker, which identified and helped resolve the three biggest causes of dependency-related build failures, improving build stability and reliability.

Enhanced backend systems with async programming, improving concurrency handling and scalability, increasing overall system performance and stability by 3.5x.

Built advanced React and Angular dashboards in TypeScript to visualize large-scale product and user-flow analytics, delivering smooth performance across 50K+ data points. Engineered an ASP.NET backend powering real-time monitoring tools that visualized service performance, error trends, and dependency health, reducing investigation time by 60%.

Rectified a critical account auto-refill error, collaborating with over 5 external engineers to prevent erroneous card transactions, saving the company $100,000 per month previously lost to reimbursements.

Technologies: C#, ASP.NET, TypeScript, React, Angular, AWS (S3, Lambda, Aurora), Kubernetes, Docker, SaltStack, CI/CD

Full Stack Developer

Infosol IncSep 2017 – May 2019

Discussed, analyzed, and strategized product design with Product Managers, Design Team, and Business Managers. Created and deployed RESTful API endpoints using NodeJs, ASP.NET, and InfoBurst cached XDC queries on AWS.

Developed and designed web application visualizations using JavaScript frameworks such as Angular 5/6/7 and React w/ Redux. Transformed SAP BusinessObjects reports from SAP Web Intelligence into consumable data for API use for multiple client projects.

Created SAP BusinessObjects dashboards proof of concepts for multiple Business Intelligence clients. Crafted dashboards and visualization-heavy applications using UI and Dashboard frameworks such as Telerik, KendoUI.

Formulated multiple POC web applications with integrated OKTA and Auth0 in React and Angular for multiple clients.

Technologies: Node.js, ASP.NET, React, Angular, Redux, AWS, SAP BusinessObjects, Telerik, KendoUI, OKTA, Auth0

Skills

Skilled in designing responsive, user-friendly interfaces, developing and integrating efficient APIs, and enhancing application performance. Strong background in cloud deployment, containerization, and DevOps practices, ensuring seamless and efficient workflows.

Programming Languages
Python
JavaScript/TypeScript
Java
C#
Scala
Frontend & Frameworks
React/Next.js
AngularJS
React Native
Flutter
.NET
Spring Boot
FastAPI
AI/ML Technologies
LangChain/LangGraph
LLMs & RAG
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Hugging Face
Vector Databases
Cloud & DevOps
Azure
AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
CI/CD
Databases
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
DynamoDB
Neo4j
API & Integration
REST APIs
GraphQL
gRPC
Kafka
RabbitMQ

I don’t just write code, I develop solutions that drive user engagement, optimize workflows, and scale effortlessly.

-- Business-Focused Development

Committed to delivering high-quality, dependable solutions that meet business needs and exceed expectations.

-- Trust & Reliability

Quickly adapt to evolving requirements and technologies, ensuring seamless integration and continuous improvement.

-- Flexibility & Adaptability

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