# Rui Xiao

> Software Engineer

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ruixiao

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Torch
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Developed Torch’s second-generation design system to consolidate two legacy systems into one scalable platform that significantly improved the user experience.
Partnered with the product and UX team to shape feature decisions, providing engineering input to improve feature usability and to reduce implementation complexity.
Provided technical guidance to junior developers to enhance the session scheduling features that empowered coaches to seamlessly manage thousands of appointments.
Built and code reviewed the features with performance and maintainability in mind.
Delivered modern applications using React/TypeScript, React Query, React Hook Form, and Chakra UI, supported by GitHub Copilot.

### Software Engineer @ Everwise
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States
Developed core features, including the course builder, survey builder, content editor, and reporting tools that enabled mentors to launch and manage programs 40% faster.
Collaborated with the product manager to define specifications for key product features, breaking them down into prioritized stories to streamline team execution.
Owned core front-end features from architectural design to polished implementation.
Resolved critical production issues requiring deep investigation across the stack.
Utilized technologies including React 15/16, Redux, SCSS/SASS, lodash/fp, and Ruby on Rails and Postgres

### Software Engineer @ AOL
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
Private Deals Project (02/2016 - 09/2017)
Added the private deals feature on AOL’s One advertising platform which was built on AngularJS, Jersey web services and Oracle database.
Improved platform reliability by building front-end unit, functional, and end-to-end tests (Karma, Protractor).
Demand Side Platform UI (08/2014 - 02/2016)
Enhanced and consolidated the campaign management system for AOL demand side advertisement platform.
Modified the UI features built on ExtJS, Spring based API and Mysql database. Provided technical support and fixed the production issues.

### Software Engineer @ Gemvara
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Boston
Built jewelry customization pages that enabled customers to design, visualize, and purchase personalized fine jewelry.
Developed the new content management system utilizing AngularJS, HTML5, Grails, and MongoDB.
Ensured cross-browser and multi-device compatibility through comprehensive responsive testing.

### Software Engineer @ Azigo, Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Boston Area
Built UI features for the web-based personalized email management tool based on HTML5/CSS3 and Google Closure


## Education
### Master's in Information Systems
Northeastern University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

### Bachlor in E-Commerce Engineering
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Jan 2004 – Jan 2008


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rui-xiao-439a4317

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Source: https://flows.cv/ruixiao
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ruixiao/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23