Self-taught Japan engineer who joined Freshwater Creative in Calgary via CICCC
High-school graduate who freelanced then spent 3 years 2 months as a Tokyo startup software engineer; at 23 chose CICCC in mid-2023 and now builds apps at Calgary agency Freshwater Creative.
ソフトウェアエンジニア · Calgary · Freshwater Creative
Profile
Yuki (slug yuki_t) is in his 20s in Calgary as a software engineer at Freshwater Creative (digital marketing agency; app development). Attributes: experienced engineer, college route; monthsToOffer not stated. Contacted Frog at age 23 (10 Feb 2023).
Current role
Application development at Freshwater Creative in Calgary. Interview excerpts describe behavioral/experience-fit interviews with founder and senior engineer rather than heavy algorithm grilling (full offer timeline not quantified in attributes).
Japan experience
High school → one gap year after missing first-choice university → self-taught freelance web from ~age 19 (lived with family) → invited into a client’s company. About 3 years 2 months as software engineer at a Tokyo startup-like firm. Programming interest traced to middle-school Minecraft/Java tinkering. Chose overseas for cultural experience; visa practicality favored Canada after considering US difficulty.
Path to Canada / North America
Resigned June 2023; arrived end of July 2023 into recession timing but focused on controllable prep. CICCC web application course for Co-op/visa optionality and adjustment time. Emphasized speaking practice, Frog member team projects, café work, and portfolio experiments. Notes interviews asked mainly about prior job experience, not college projects.
Outcome
Employed as software engineer doing app work at Freshwater Creative in Calgary. Exact months-to-offer not stated in attributes.
Based on Frog’s Japanese-language interview. English summary for scanning (partners / employers). Original interview (Japanese)
monthsToOffer=null.