Hardware engineer who career-changed into web development at a Vancouver design agency
Japan hardware/embedded background; CICCC plus early volunteer/part-time web work → Naked Strategy hire (~13 months).
ウェブデベロッパー · Vancouver · Naked Strategy and Innovations Inc.
Profile
Kaori is a career changer into web development (no prior web-job experience) now employed as a web developer at Naked Strategy and Innovations Inc., a then-new Vancouver design agency.
Current role
Web developer at Naked Strategy and Innovations Inc., working with Canadian designers mainly in English (occasional Japanese support). About one year at the company at interview; attributes list ~13 months to offer. Hired via a Frog Slack job post after language school; hardware background also valued for future client work.
Japan experience
Career changer for web roles. Three Japan employers: broad hardware work; then software/embedded at a motor/haptics company (demo hardware, Android/microcontroller work, overseas customer support with interpreters—US, Germany, Korea, Taiwan travel). Later joined a venture founded by a former colleague. Information-science education and teenage homepage experience (HTML/CSS basics). English self-study repeatedly stalled.
Path to Canada / North America
Entered CICCC September 2021; within a month began ~4 months volunteer web work from the college job board (hardware firm’s site). Later part-time microcontroller programming, then expanded into web developer duties at that employer. Added language school late in studies despite nonstandard timing. Cumulative ~1 year web-developer-titled experience before full-time hire.
Outcome
Full-time web developer at Naked Strategy after combining college boards, Frog introductions, volunteer/part-time Canadian experience, and language study—while protecting her own pacing.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)