Daigo Sato
Founder at Odencat Inc.
Yokohama, Japan
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Top SchoolDaigo Sato is a founder and indie game developer with 11 years of engineering experience blending technical leadership, game design, story writing, and product marketing from Yokohama, Japan. He has led teams and shipped live mobile titles at DeNA and Square Enix, and his indie studio Odencat produced App Store Game of the Day Bear's Restaurant and several narrative-driven small RPGs. Equally comfortable in backend Node.js systems and native/mobile stacks, he has contributed robust cross-platform work such as improving React Native In-App Purchase handling for Android and iOS. Daigo pairs hands-on coding with art direction and localization experience, having co-developed Dungeon Chef and overseen core game design. His background spans top-tier studios and indie entrepreneurship, informed by studies at Waseda, ETH Zürich and Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology program. Not obvious at first glance: he combines KPI-driven engineering practices and automated quality workflows with a strong focus on emotionally resonant game narratives.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Waseda UniversityMSC, Computer Sceience, MSC, Computer Sceience at ETH ZürichMET, Entertainment Technology, MET, Entertainment Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (16)
error-handling10
billing10
ios10
react-native10
mobile-development10
android10
in-app-purchase10
java9
appstore9
javas9
json9
xcode6
latency6
cocos2d-js6
google-app-engine6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
hyochan/react-native-iap
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
In App Purchase module for React Native that confirms OpenIAP
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 20 comments in 12 days
Contributions summary:Daigo primarily contributes to the React Native In-App Purchase (IAP) module, focusing on improving error handling and data parsing within the Android and iOS implementations. They address network error scenarios, refine the billing client preparation process, and resolve JSON parsing issues related to purchase data. The commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the robustness and reliability of the IAP functionality across both platforms.
in-app-purchasereact-nativeamazonandroidappstore
wasedaigo/grille-xlsx
Feb 2018 - May 2020
Convert ruled xlsx into JSON
Contributions:25 commits, 8 PRs, 28 pushes in 2 years 3 months
xlsx
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