Summary
Eric Xiao is a software engineer and founding team member based in the San Francisco Bay Area with nine years of experience spanning AI/ML, data science, teaching, and product-focused engineering. He contributed to Siri at Apple working on weather, personas, and conversational queries, and has led curriculum development for 600+ students at UC San Diego, blending research with practical instruction. His background pairs object-oriented software, autonomous systems, and game design with hands-on robotics experience from four years in FIRST competitions and outreach to high school teams. Passionate about mentoring and collaborative problem-solving, he now channels that mix of applied AI and systems experience into building a stealth startup focused on meaningful, long-term impact.
9 years of coding experience
University of California, San Diego
Chinese, French