Shunsuke Takei

Engineering Manager

Career Summary

I developed an e-book reader using browser technologies at a software company, then joined a startup at its founding stage as a developer, where I worked on services leveraging natural language processing and machine learning. After the company was acquired by a publicly listed firm with strengths in data analytics, I also became involved in data analysis. I later joined a medical DX startup as CTO, where I led in-house service development, drove IT initiatives such as introducing HIMS to overseas subsidiary medical facilities, and executed across areas including medical service planning and facility setup. After joining CADDi, I have primarily been engaged in management work, focusing on organizational leadership.

Why I Joined

I love technology and strongly believe in its power to change the future. At the same time, my experience has taught me that impact is maximized not when a company is driven by technology alone, but when functions such as operations and sales are organically integrated and technology is seamlessly embedded into the mechanism that delivers value. I wanted to put that belief into practice, but in reality it is very difficult. Companies often end up either over-indexing on technology or treating it as something separate and borrowed, to the point where I sometimes felt that making it work would require going back to the roots of how the company was built. At CADDi, the CTO is one of the founders, so technology is treated as a crucial means. At the same time, if something tied to customer value cannot be solved by technology alone, the company is willing to build operations to address it—an approach that many conventional technology companies would not take. This way of thinking about technology as one of many methods for delivering customer value aligns closely with my own. I joined because I believed this organization would let me practice the kind of high-impact use of technology I have long envisioned.

Role at CADDi

After joining CADDi, I first worked as an engineering manager for the AI team, handling management responsibilities such as member development and hiring. Later, in the CTO Office, I worked across the technology organization to solve broader issues, including designing business processes and rebuilding evaluation systems. More recently, I have returned to the AI team as an engineering manager, where I continue leading member management while exploring how AI can create major impact on the value our products deliver.