Neil S
Haidian District, Beijing, China
Summary
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Top SchoolNeil S is a product-focused data manager and engineer with a decade of experience building cloud, container, and community products across major Chinese tech firms and logistics. He blends hands-on backend and DevOps skills (Python, Go, Java, Shell) with product strategy, having driven measurable gains in engagement, conversion, and delivery velocity at Kingsoft Cloud, TravelSky, and UCloud. His open-source contributions to Apache Hadoop—fixing leaks, improving Prometheus metrics, and hardening Namenode/RM behaviors—underscore a deep appreciation for distributed systems and production reliability. At DiDi and NetEase he shipped low-latency geo and testing systems that improved navigation accuracy and test automation efficiency. A University of Melbourne data science grad and former campus association president, he pairs rigorous data-driven product decisions with cross-functional leadership and a knack for translating complex technical tradeoffs into pragmatic roadmaps. Currently based in Haidian, Beijing, he is building product data capabilities at S.F. Express while continuing to explore distributed computing and AI-assisted product features.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureThe University of Melbourne
English, Chinese, Russian
Github Skills (15)
yarn-berry10
yarn210
javas10
hdfs10
distributed-systems10
hadoop10
java10
metric10
yarnpkg10
yarn310
prometheus9
zookeeper8
performance-tuning8
apidoc7
api7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
apache/hadoop
Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
Apache Hadoop
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:19 reviews, 22 commits, 27 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Neil contributed to the Apache Hadoop project by implementing features, fixing bugs, and improving existing functionality. They added configurations for the Namenode audit log, integrated performance metrics for ZKRMStateStore, fixed a container leak in RMNodeImpl, and addressed a block meta file deletion issue in FsVolumeImpl. The user also improved the PrometheusSink for Namenode TopMetrics and exposed the Prometheus endpoint for the Standby RM.
apache-hadoophadoop
Neilxzn/hadoop
Dec 2020 - Apr 2024
Apache Hadoop
Contributions:49 pushes, 19 branches in 3 years 4 months
apachebig-datasparkhadoopjava
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