Summary
Weilin Xu is a principal software engineer with 20 years of experience and a 14-year C++/embedded focus, currently leading navigation guidance and projected CarPlay/Android Auto features at BMW Car IT in Ulm. He combines deep driver-layer expertise (flash, file systems, loaders) with modern C++17, Qt/Qt Quick UI work, and hands-on integration across PC, mobile, consoles and automotive head units. Having worked overseas for 6+ years and at firms including Nokia and Microsoft, he excels at defining partner APIs and leading subcontractor delivery in Agile teams. A disciplined technologist and FOSS advocate who prefers Macs and Emacs, he brings both low-level systems rigor and product-minded UX sensibility to safety-critical automotive features.
20 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University
English, Japanese, Chinese, haika, German