Aolin Xu is a software engineer with 11 years of experience focused on applied machine learning for recommendation and ads ranking, currently contributing to TikTok’s USDS Global Recommendations teams. They blend production ML engineering with a teaching background—having led Rust and capstone courses at UNSW and facilitated STEM outreach—bringing strong communication skills alongside technical delivery. Past roles include implementing voice-call analysis using Azure OpenAI at EY and researching explainable AI to improve model transparency. Based in Chengdu with a cross-cultural education in computer science and secondary education, Aolin bridges applied research, classroom instruction, and product-focused ML work. Known for being approachable and responsive, they support practical student projects while shipping scalable recommender systems. An eclectic developer identity (Web Developer && LoveLiver) hints at a broad full-stack curiosity beyond core ML.
11 years of coding experience
Secondary Education and Teaching, Secondary Education and Teaching at Tacoma Community College
Contributions:36 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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Aolin Xu - Software Engineer at TikTok USDS Joint Venture