About

About Me

about

Hi, I'm Kaden Yokota, a software developer and designer from Red Hook, New York. At 19, I graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Economics. Since then, I've shipped native iOS and macOS apps, full-stack web applications, AI-integrated products, and cloud-backed SaaS platforms.

I specialize in taking ideas from scratch and turning them into polished applications. My published apps include CourtOracle, an AI-powered tennis coaching app, GMAT Vocab Widget, and Spider Browser for Mac. Beyond the App Store, I build across the web stack as well. That means Node.js and Firebase backends, Next.js and React frontends, and large language model integrations where they genuinely improve the product.

  • Nationality:USA
  • Study:Arizona State University
  • Degree:B.S. Economics
  • Interest:Mobile & Web Development
  • Freelance:Available

Development Skills

Swift / SwiftUI / AppKit90%
Next.js / React / TypeScript82%
Firebase / CloudKit / CoreData85%
Node.js / Express / MongoDB76%
Stripe / StoreKit 278%

Other Skills

Product Design & Launch88%
App Store Optimization82%
UI/UX & Visual Design88%
Data & Analytics80%
Project Management85%
Adobe Premiere Pro74%
Adobe Photoshop72%

Knowledge

  • arrow Python, R, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
  • arrow Swift, SwiftUI, AppKit, WidgetKit, Live Activities
  • arrow Next.js 14/15, React 18/19, TailwindCSS, SCSS
  • arrow Node.js, Express, REST APIs, Zod, React Hook Form
  • arrow MongoDB, Firebase Firestore, CloudKit, CoreData
  • arrow Firebase (Auth, Analytics, Functions, FCM, App Check)
  • arrow Cloud Architecture & DevOps (Cloudflare, Vercel, Google Cloud, AWS S3)
  • arrow Generative AI & LLMs (Anthropic API, Prompt Engineering, RAG)
  • arrow MLOps / LLMOps: model deployment and production monitoring
  • arrow Data Analysis & Visualization (Recharts, Firebase Analytics, GA4)
  • arrow Stripe (Checkout, Webhooks, Subscriptions), StoreKit 2
  • arrow NextAuth, Google OAuth 2.0, JWT (Jose), bcryptjs
  • arrow App Security & Compliance (Firebase App Check, GDPR awareness)
  • arrow Risk & Compliance (App Store Review Guidelines)
  • arrow ShazamKit, AVFoundation, WebKit, PDFKit
  • arrow Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop

Education

  • 2023 - 2024

    Arizona State University

    B.S. Economics (W. P. Carey)
  • 2022 - 2023

    Bard College

    Economics, Physics, Political Science
  • 2022 - 2023

    Dutchess Community College

    Accounting & Business Management
  • 2019 - 2023

    Red Hook Senior High School

    NYS Regents Diploma, Advanced Designation

Experience

  • 2025 - Now

    CourtOracle

    Founder & Developer
  • 2024 - Now

    Independent Software Developer

    App Store Publisher
  • 2022 - Now

    eBay / FB Marketplace

    Vintage Resale Business

Testimonials

  • CourtOracle changed how I approach my tennis matches. The AI coaching insights are surprisingly helpful, and the voice journaling makes it easy to log sessions.

    App Store User

    CourtOracle Review
  • Spider Browser completely changed how I do research. Being able to see all my pages on a canvas instead of buried in tabs is a game changer.

    Mac User

    Spider Browser Review