# Eason Lin

> Staff Software Engineer at Airbnb

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/easonlin

Backend engineer specializing in large-scale infrastructure, JVM systems, and service reliability. I focus on delivering complex migrations, improving performance, and driving adoption of resilient platform capabilities. I align teams around high-impact projects, remove technical blockers, and design solutions that scale. Recently, my work includes modernizing runtime components and developing new approaches for request-priority-based load shedding. I’m motivated by building fast, reliable systems and shaping clear long-term direction in my areas of expertise.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Airbnb
Jan 2017 – Present
Led company-wide upgrade from Java Runtime from 17 to 21 across hundreds of
microservices, benchmarking, tuning JVM performance, and codifying a repeatable
upgrade process, achieving significant cost savings and better
performance.

Enhanced microservices context propagation framework by introducing Java agent,
reducing context propagation loss by ~40% and accelerating development velocity.

Led the team to replace the obsolete service warmup solution with a cheaper,
decentralized approach.

Implemented comprehensive adaptive load-shedding for microservices, enhancing resilience,
reducing reliance on static rate limiting, and lowering developer cognitive load.

### Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Cupertino, California

### Software Engineer @ Baidu, Inc.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Beijing China

### Software Developer, Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Shanghai


## Education
### Master in Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor in Electrical Engineering
Tongji University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/easonyilin

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Last updated: 2026-04-12