Summary
Xiancheng Hou is a Developer with 10 years of experience specializing in cybersecurity and web frontend engineering, based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. He has built and maintained high-performance security scanning engines and APT detection systems at Qihoo 360, and previously developed sandboxing, exploit and virus detection tools at Baidu and Rising. His background blends low-level malware analysis and signature/heuristic engine development with practical network traffic security analysis, giving him a strong systems-and-security mindset applied to frontend and tooling work. Trained in Computer and Information Systems Security at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, he consistently focuses on reliable, scalable detection pipelines under real-world constraints. Notably, his career shows a steady progression from hands-on virus analysis to architecting large-scale automated security scanners, suggesting an unusual depth across both research and production delivery. He describes his motivation as pursuing personal goals, which drives a pragmatic, goal-oriented approach to engineering.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Undergraduate, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Undergraduate, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Chinese, English