RK

Ryutaro Kobayashi

Software engineer. Payments is the through-line — card processing, platforms, and the boring work that keeps money safe. Fukuoka, Japan.

Now

I work on payment safety — fraud, processing, the systems nobody notices until they fail.

Work

Mar 2023 — Present

UPSIDER, Inc.

Apr 2026 — Present

Tech Lead, Anti-Fraud

Anti-fraud engineering. Card fraud, transaction safety.

Nov 2024 — Mar 2026

Engineering Manager, Anti-Fraud

Built the team and the product from scratch.

Sep 2023 — Oct 2024

Software Engineer, Processor

Processing system. Preventing fraudulent use of corporate credit cards.

Mar 2023 — Aug 2023

Software Engineer

Web application, Slack application, and related product work.

Apr 2023 — Jan 2024

Shiftbase, Inc.

Backend Engineer (side job)

Web application.

Apr 2019 — Feb 2023

DMM.com LLC

Software Engineer

Payment platform: development, maintenance, operations.

May 2021 — Jan 2022

GANGAN, Inc.

Backend Engineer (side job)

Application development.

Sep 2018

Eureka, Inc.

Internship

Android application.

Sep 2017

Sony Corporation

Internship

Embedded system.

Education

Apr 2017 — Mar 2019

Shinshu University

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering

Apr 2013 — Mar 2017

Shinshu University

B.S. Computer Science and Engineering

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