Kenji Sugiki

Kenji Sugiki is a seasoned software engineer specializing in backend development, machine learning, and MLOps, currently employed at Eureka, Inc. since May 2020, where responsibilities include developing feature stores and real-time serving systems. Previously, Kenji served as a Senior Applied and Data Scientist at Mercari, Inc., focusing on scalable backend services and full stack development. Additional experience includes roles as a Machine Learning Engineer at Uzabase Inc., a Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer at Emotion Intelligence, and a Data Mining Engineer at Recruit Communications. Early career experience at Rakuten involved developing big data applications, including one of Japan's largest e-commerce recommendation systems. Kenji holds a Doctor of Information Science from Nagoya University.