Kazuyoshi Kato
About Kazuyoshi Kato
Kazuyoshi Kato is a Platform Engineer at Fly.io, where he has worked remotely since 2023. He has over a decade of experience in software engineering, with significant contributions to the open-source community and a history of roles at Amazon and mixi, Inc.
Work at Fly.io
Kazuyoshi Kato has been employed at Fly.io as a Platform Engineer since 2023. In this role, he works remotely and contributes to the development and maintenance of platform services. His responsibilities include enhancing the infrastructure and ensuring the reliability of applications hosted on the platform.
Experience at Amazon
Kazuyoshi Kato has extensive experience at Amazon, where he held multiple positions. He worked as a Software Development Engineer for Amazon Retail from 2014 to 2017. He then transitioned to the Alexa team, serving as a Software Development Engineer from 2017 to 2019. Kato returned to Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Senior Software Development Engineer from 2021 to 2023, where he worked in a hybrid capacity.
Open-Source Contributions
Kazuyoshi Kato actively participates in the open-source community as a maintainer of containerd. His involvement in open-source projects reflects his commitment to collaborative software development and the advancement of container technologies.
Educational Background
Kazuyoshi Kato studied Computer Science at Toyo University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree from 2003 to 2007. This educational foundation has supported his career in software engineering and his focus on open-source technologies.
Previous Employment History
Before his tenure at Amazon, Kazuyoshi Kato worked at mixi, Inc as an Engineer from 2008 to 2012. He also served as Technical Staff (Contractor) at AIST for five months in 2007. Additionally, he worked at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer from 2012 to 2014 and at AWS from 2019 to 2021.