Xiao Di
Algorithm Engineer at Meituan
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolXiao Di is an Algorithm Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently focused on recommender systems at Meituan in Durham, North Carolina. Trained in mechanical engineering (Duke University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), he bridges rigorous engineering fundamentals with applied machine learning and NLP. His background spans robotics software, Docker/GitLab CI workflows, and designing candidate-employer matching algorithms for civic applications, reflecting a blend of systems and algorithmic thinking. An active open-source contributor, he maintained and enhanced a popular React Native ActionSheet component, improving cross-platform UI behavior and usability. Colleagues would describe him as pragmatic and curious—“临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网” captures his preference for building practical tools over passively admiring ideas.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Duke UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Github Skills (11)
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javascript10
react-native10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react9
ios8
mobile8
android-development8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
beefe/react-native-actionsheet
Mar 2016 - May 2018
An elegant ActionSheet component for React Native.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 65 commits, 13 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Xiao primarily focused on developing and refining the React Native ActionSheet component. Their contributions included the initial implementation of the ActionSheet component for iOS, followed by significant updates to the custom ActionSheet component for other platforms. They introduced new features, such as custom titles and messages, and improved the user experience through modifications like scrollable content and enhanced styling. The user made iterative updates, suggesting an active role in maintaining and improving the component's functionality and design.
react-nativejavascriptreactactionsheet
xiaoyann/blog
Jan 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:237 commits, 209 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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