Mizuki — Data engineer (Japan startup + Accenture → Canada Co-op → US startup freelance)
Marketing degree + Japan data-engineering work (startup then Accenture, ~2–3 years total); Canada Co-op; freelance DE for a US startup from Vancouver.
データエンジニア · Vancouver
Profile
Mizuki is a data engineer based in Vancouver, freelancing for a US startup at interview time.
Current role
Freelance data engineer for a US startup while living in Vancouver. Describes DE work as mostly coding (≈8–9/10) with light communication when issues arise.
Japan experience
After US undergrad marketing + OPT internships, returned to Japan for a programming bootcamp (data science track) and became a data engineer. First Japan role: startup via bootcamp network ~1 year then laid off (funding). Then Accenture via LinkedIn recruiter for brand/stability while planning overseas in a few years. States overall **about 2–3 years working in Japan** before Canada (startup + Accenture combined—article does not split Accenture-only years). Career is DE after marketing education—not lifelong DE from new grad in Japan.
Path to Canada / North America
Chose Canada Co-op for faster student-visa timing. Lived ~5 months in a van in Vancouver (cost experiment after initial share house) while studying/working toward opportunities. Found work faster than the 3–6 months he expected.
Outcome
Canada base with US-startup freelance DE work. Earlier: high-school year in US; 4-year US marketing degree; OPT year—then Japan DE build before returning overseas.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
Keep 2–3 years as combined Japan figure per article wording.