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TokyoDev Talks Vol. 4 @ Zeals: Scaling Engineering Organizations & VERified: A Framework for LLM Factual Consistency

Wed, 21 May 2025 18:30 - 21:00 JST

Zeals

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Description

Join us for the fourth instalment of TokyoDev Talks, where we have presentations that cut across the stack from engineers working at some of the most interesting tech companies in Japan.

Note that attendance for this event is limited software developers, those aspiring to become one, or working in an adjacent position (e.g. Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, Security Engineers, etc). If you're unsure whether you're qualified to attend, please get in touch.

Agenda

18:30 〜 18:55 Doors open

Enjoy talking with the other participants before the presentations begin. Drinks and snacks will be provided by Zeals.

18:55 〜 19:00 Opening - Paul McMahon

We'll kick things off by welcoming everyone and giving a short introduction of the event.

19:00 〜 19:25 ​0 to 1, or 1 to 100: Lessons from Building Engineering Organizations at Different Scales​ ​ー Martín Di Domenico - SVPoE

From growing teams from scratch to transforming large-scale departments, this talk explores what it takes to go from “nothing” to “something” — repeatedly. Martin will share hard-earned lessons on scaling systems, teams, and leadership styles across stages and cultures.

About Martín

With a strong foundation in engineering leadership, I’ve managed diverse teams at companies like OLX, Mercari, PayPay, and now Zeals where I help build high-performing teams and driving innovative, scalable AI solutions.

19:30 〜 19:55 Introducing VERified: A Framework for Enhancing LLM Factual Consistency with Symbolic & Semantic Reasoning ​ー Chin Weihong - AI/NLP Engineer

Large Language Models often struggle with factual accuracy, especially when dealing with specific domain knowledge. This presentation introduces VERified, a novel framework that tackles this challenge by integrating symbolic logic, semantic analysis, and knowledge graph traversal for robust, real-time verification of LLM outputs.

About Chin

My background is in robotics research and development, specifically biologically inspired, communication robots, which was the focus of my PhD. Now, as an AI Engineer at Zeals here in Tokyo, I'm passionate about building AI solutions that meet production standards for reliability and performance.

19:55 〜 20:00 Closing - Paul McMahon

A short wrap-up for the presentation portion of the event.

20:00 〜 21:00 Open Networking

Discuss the presentation or anything else with the other attendees.

About Zeals

Zeals is not another chatbot. We are the #1 Japanese conversational commerce solution. Using AI-powered, human-designed conversation flows across chat platforms, Zeals enables brands to build personalized, automated conversations with their consumers and develop a deeper understanding of their preferences while creating a delightful, seamless shopping experience.

About TokyoDev

TokyoDev's job board is filled with software developer positions at Japanese companies whose engineering team’s primary language is English. From the big companies you’ve already heard of, to smaller up-and-coming startups, our positions offer you the chance to live in Japan but work in an international environment.

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