Haru Sakai

Haru Sakai is a Principal Software Engineer at Riot Games since February 2017, serving as a technical lead. Prior to that, Haru held the position of Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead/Manager for YouTube Music at YouTube from February 2015 to February 2017, contributing to projects like Artist Insights. Haru's experience also includes a significant tenure at Google Inc from July 2005 to February 2015, where responsibilities spanned from Overall Backend Technical Lead of Google Play Games Services, which achieved rapid user growth, to roles in Google Public Data and Staffing Systems. Haru began the career as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Computer Science at Brown University from September 2002 to November 2004. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Brown University, earned between 2000 and 2005.