Yan Xie
Director Of Engineering at Webflow
Shanghai, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYan Xie is a seasoned engineering leader and product growth expert with 12 years of experience building scalable, AI-driven monetization systems, most recently leading AI-native platform efforts as Director of Engineering at Webflow. Formerly a Senior Staff Engineer and manager at YouTube, he grew Shorts ads from zero to over $4B in three years by launching zero-to-one products and integrating ML-driven personalization across ads and discovery. His PhD in parallel computing underpins a strong foundation in large-scale systems, ad prediction models, auction design, and high-throughput infrastructure. Yan blends hands-on technical direction with people leadership, managing 50+ cross-functional teams to deliver measurable ROI while prioritizing privacy-safe, high-quality user experiences. Based in Shanghai with global experience at Microsoft and YouTube, he mentors emerging leaders through the Tsinghua-affiliated Lighthouse program and thrives at the intersection of AI, product growth, and scalable system design. A pragmatic innovator, he often translates research-grade algorithms into production at web scale and focuses on sustainable monetization that balances demand, inventory, and experience.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Computational Mathematics, Computational Mathematics at Nankai Universityhttps://innermba.soundstrue.com/, https://innermba.soundstrue.com/ at Inner MBA ProgramDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Parallel Computing Computational Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Parallel Computing Computational Mathematics at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Github Skills (32)
python10
microsoft10
sdk10
azure10
dotnet7
csharp6
azure-functions6
docstrings6
dotnet-core5
api5
mono5
exporter5
azure-sdk4
sphinx-extension4
sphinx4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Xieyan/Leetcode
Apr 2016 - Oct 2020
Contributions:22 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 7 months
Xieyan/loanManagement
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:20 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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