Meet the team

CEO

Lucas

He’s traveled the world and dabbled in over 10 languages, learned Japanese, Mandarin, and Portuguese to fluency, and passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1.

Creative Director

Jannik

Fluent in his native language German, English and Japanese. He operates an investment company in Tokyo and uses Migaku to improve his industry-specific Japanese.

Back-End Dev Lead

Julius

A German native who learned English through manga and is now learning Japanese. Mostly self-taught, he’s been using his programming prowess to contribute to Migaku from its earliest stages.

Content Team Lead

Stevi

A native German speaker who speaks fluent English and Japanese. He passed the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT N1) in just 1.5 years.

Front-End Dev Lead

Saxon

As a working professional, textbooks and night-classes weren’t getting his Japanese anywhere. But Migaku actually worked. Now he’s a veteran power user, super fan, and proud member of the dev team.

Design Lead

Erika

She learned fluent Japanese and has lived and worked in France and the Netherlands while learning French. She’s currently using Migaku daily to improve her language proficiency.

Operations & Support

Cole

He has a Master’s in Spanish, learning Cantonese, Portuguese, and German. He’s tutored and taught Spanish, and is involved in many immersion learning communities and Cantonese resource projects.

Front-End Developer

Joe

Now living in Japan with over 6 years of front-end experience in a range of companies, he still makes time for Japanese, music, retro games, vintage clothing, and sake.

Android & KMP Developer

Kevin

Experienced Android Engineer, expert in Kotlin and modern app architectures. Native Portuguese speaker using Migaku to explore new cultures.

iOS Developer

Triet

A native Viet that finds himself working in Finland. He has a penchant for travel and technology, and now uses Migaku daily to learn Japanese through Dragon Ball and Captain Tsubasa.

Anki & Full-Stack Developer

Henrik

Hailing from Frankfurt, Germany, he’s a prolific Anki dev who maintains the Migaku Anki add-ons. He’s studied Japanese for over 15 years, and enjoys playing Switch and with his cat, Mina.

Front-End Developer

Wan

Fluent in English and Arabic, he learned basic Japanese and Korean from watching anime and k-dramas. Is currently using Migaku to hone his language abilities further.

Front-End Developer

Thinh

A Vietnamese native who became fluent in English through self-learning and immersion, despite never setting foot beyond the border. He uses Migaku daily to advance his language skills.

Back-End Developer

Carlos

Native in Spanish, fluent in English, and currently using Migaku to improve his Japanese, with aims to learn 3 additional Romance languages, driven by a passion for memory techniques.

Learning Materials Creator

Raimonds

A native Latvian living in Shanghai. He speaks fluent Mandarin, English, Russian, German, and has dabbled in a ton of languages! He’s translated several famous books into Latvian.

Learning Materials Creator

Fumiko

A native Japanese speaker with fantastic English ability. She’s an author of a funny Japanese book about the nuances of the English language.

Learning Materials Creator

Sarah

After nearly a decade mastering Korean, she’s been hard at work on Migaku’s Korean learning materials. A busy mom of three who worked on the popular Refold KO1K deck.