Xindong Wang is a senior software engineer and engineering lead with 11 years of experience building maintainable distributed systems and a decade of hands-on backend work, currently contributing at Datadog after leading engineering at FreeWheel. He has led multiple multicultural teams of up to 10 engineers, mentored 20+ juniors, and consistently delivered TV and video ad-tech infrastructure at scale. Comfortable across Ruby on Rails, real-time processing, and system optimization, he brings a research-minded approach from early work at INRIA and Thales that improved throughput on large clusters. Based in Shanghai with a dual background in mathematics and computer science, he blends strong technical depth with cross-functional collaboration to turn complex requirements into reliable production services. His GitHub motto—"heal the world"—reflects a pragmatic drive to build software that has measurable impact.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Master's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science at Beihang University
General Engineer Information Technology, General Engineer Information Technology at Ecole Centrale de Pekin
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Xindong Wang - Senior Software Engineer at Datadog