Fei Xia is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google specializing in Generative AI, with 12 years of experience building production-grade ML systems across advertising and autonomous driving. He previously led Perception & Prediction at Meituan Autonomous Driving and served as a tech lead in Waymo’s perception team, translating state-of-the-art computer vision and 3D understanding into deployed systems. Earlier work at Google Ads combined machine learning with product delivery to improve ad quality, reflecting a strong track record of moving research into impact. Fei holds an MS in Artificial Intelligence from Carnegie Mellon and began his research career on latent variable models and social-network analysis at Tsinghua and CMU. He blends deep research roots with hands-on engineering leadership, recently exploring multimodal LLMs to boost autonomous driving performance. Based in Mountain View, he focuses on making cutting-edge AI both scalable and usable in real-world products.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree School of Software, Bachelor's degree School of Software at Tsinghua University
Master of Science (MS) Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science (MS) Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University
Exchange Student Computer Science, Exchange Student Computer Science at City University of Hong Kong
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Fei Xia - Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google