Summary
Xianli Ding is a seasoned technology leader and founder with over 15 years of experience designing and operating high-concurrency, high-availability production systems across e-commerce, media, and education sectors. He has held senior architect and technical management roles at companies including Delivery Hero China, EF Education First, Digital Domain Space, and Nasdaq-listed Rovi, growing teams from small cores to stable delivery groups. Hands-on across stacks (Python, Java, C++, .NET, Postgres, Redis, AWS) he combines architecture, deployment and delivery practice with strong Jira-driven engineering processes. As founder of Jext Open Source Community he publishes tools and courses that reflect a practical focus on team productivity and system automation. Known for coaching and balancing individual and team goals, he prefers a lean core team of 5–7 engineers to keep velocity high while scaling broader squads. Based in Pudong, Shanghai, he brings formal systems engineering training from Xi'an Jiaotong University and deep experience auditing and hardening complex deployments.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Electronic Science and Technology, Bachelor, Electronic Science and Technology at Shaanxi Normal University
Master, System Engineering, Master, System Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University
English, Chinese