Summary
Siyang Xie is a software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area with 11 years of experience melding operations research, algorithm design, and machine learning into production software. He holds a Ph.D. from UIUC and double bachelor’s degrees from Tsinghua, and has applied his academic rigor at Facebook as a research scientist and now builds systems at Cruise. Proficient in Python, C++, C#, Java and SQL and experienced with CPLEX/Gurobi/Xpress, he bridges optimization theory and practical engineering to solve real-world logistics and autonomy problems. His background includes industry internships at Amazon and CSX where he translated modeling insights into deployable tools, making him comfortable across research, prototyping, and production delivery. Notably, he combines deep mathematical modeling with hands-on system development, enabling robust solutions that scale in complex, safety-critical domains.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Tsinghua University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign