Michael Xu
Cybersecurity Data Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Xu is a cybersecurity data engineer with 10 years of experience building data-driven systems and microservices across defense, finance, and aerospace sectors from Los Angeles. He blends Java, Python, and front-end skills to deliver graphical ETL tooling, automated performance testing, and event-driven data pipelines that inform infrastructure and validation decisions. His work spans Apache Spark, Kafka, Elasticsearch, and containerized deployments, and he has shipped low-code interfaces and workflow validation features that help non-experts deploy reliable data flows. Trained at Johns Hopkins (MS CS) and University of Michigan (BS EE), he pairs deep systems engineering roots with a knack for automating workflows—once boosting test data fidelity 5x—which helps teams move from prototype to production faster.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering at University of MichiganJohns Hopkins University
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
java9
elasticsearch8
search-engine8
restful7
inkscape6
camera6
html6
csv6
svg6
native-module6
windows6
gruntjs6
react-native-module6
pandas6
image-picker6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mcxu/code-sandbox
Aug 2015 - Dec 2022
code samples
Contributions:307 commits, 307 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
mcxu/SandboxJava
Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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