Summary
Yiwen Xu is a software engineer with a decade of experience building backend systems and distributed services, currently at Meta after four years at Microsoft and a master's from Carnegie Mellon. Proficient in Java, Python, and Go, Yiwen focuses on low-latency, production-grade systems and has hands-on experience integrating wearable sensor data pipelines, real-time TCP acquisition, and cloud processing on AWS. At CMU Athletech Lab they cut communication latency by at least 40% through architecture improvements, reflecting a pragmatic approach to performance engineering. Based in Bellevue, WA, Yiwen combines research-driven rigor with enterprise-scale delivery and a knack for turning prototype analytics into reliable operational services.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese, English