Yu — Software engineer at Yelp (ex–Amplitude; Nagoya U → UBC CS)
Nagoya University engineering transfer into UBC CS; new-grad Amplitude via return offer, then Yelp; deliberate North America career planning.
ソフトウェアエンジニア · Yelp
Profile
Yu is a software engineer at Yelp (US). Attribute background is 未経験 relative to pre-UBC professional engineering career (student/transfer path); age band 20s. City attribute null.
Current role
Software engineer at Yelp after leaving Amplitude. At Amplitude: joined via internship return offer into a Customer Data Platform (CDP) new-business department (not the main analytics team).
Japan experience
Ordinary Japanese high-school path, then **Nagoya University** physical engineering. Discovered programming interest; hard to change faculties in Japan, so pursued CS abroad. Part-time engineer work at Nagoya University before UBC. Summer internship at **Playd (PLAID)** in Japan between UBC years — first large-scale development experience, described as a major growth inflection. Strong view that Japanese STEM undergrad rigor transfers well. Attribute 未経験 reflects lack of Japan FT engineering career before the Canada/US path.
Path to Canada / North America
Chose Canada for post-grad work/visa realism vs US/UK; Australia less attractive then on immigration. UBC over Toronto/Waterloo partly for transfer systems and CS competitiveness. Entered UBC from roughly **year 2**. Software engineering club team projects. Heavy internship applications (often **100–200+**); local internships hard early on, so used Japan internship strategically. Later internship cycle included Amplitude (and processes with Amazon/Microsoft/Fortinet among others).
Outcome
New-grad Amplitude via return offer; later moved to Yelp. Attribute monthsToOffer not stated. City of current work not in attributes (Yelp is US-based).
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
city attribute null; Yelp/Amplitude are US companies. background 未経験 = no Japan FT eng career before study path.