About Hidetaka Okamoto

Engineering partner specializing in Stripe, AWS Serverless, and WordPress. Helping SaaS and e-commerce sites maximize revenue.

I'm a Business Development professional at DigitalCube. Based on my experience in EC ASP development and as a Developer Advocate at Stripe, I'm working on methods to increase revenue for SaaS and EC sites, exploring efficiency improvements using generative AI, and developing new business models. You can follow me on Twitter at @hidetaka__dev

Experience

Professional experience and expertise

DigitalCube - Business Development

2024 - Present

Working on methods to increase revenue for SaaS and EC sites, exploring efficiency improvements using generative AI, and developing new business models.

Revenue maximization strategies for SaaS and e-commerce
Generative AI integration for operational efficiency
Bridging technology and business

Stripe - Developer Advocate

2019 - 2024

Worked on writing, coding, and teaching how to integrate online payments. Engaged with developer and user communities.

Created developer documentation and sample code
Organized community conferences
Shared best practices for online payments

DigitalCube - Lead Software Engineer

2015 - 2019

Focused on building plugins, open source projects, and developing SaaS application dashboards.

Developed WordPress plugins and SaaS products
Contributed to open source projects
Technical leadership as team lead

More About Me

Hide (ひで pronounced "Hee-Day") is a Business Development professional at DigitalCube, where he works on increasing revenue for SaaS and EC sites, exploring efficiency improvements using generative AI, and developing new business models. Previously, he was a Developer Advocate at Stripe, where he worked on writing, coding, and teaching how to integrate online payments. He has organized several community conferences including WordCamp Kansai 2024 and JP_Stripes Connect 2019, the first Stripe user conference in Japan. Prior to Stripe, Hide was a lead Software Engineer at DigitalCube, focused on building plugins, open source, and developing SaaS application dashboards. Hide lives in Hyogo, Japan with his family and two cats.