# Wentao Xu

> Software Engineer at SignalFire

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/wentaoxu

Graduate of Harvard College with a Bachelor of Art, focused in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. Experienced individual with a demonstrated history of working in software engineering and data analytics.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ SignalFire
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Full Stack Engineer @ Thumbtack
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California

### Quantitative Researcher @ Higher Moment Capital LP
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area

### Software Engineer Internship @ LendUp
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Developed both the front end and back end of a data exploration tool using Django and React

### Software Engineering Intern @ Sighten, Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Sighten is a series-A startup creating a platform for the solar industry to streamline installation and financing processes.

### Data Analytics Intern @ Formlabs
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Cambridge, MA
• Developed the company's first lead scoring algorithm using machine learning to optimize sales
• Developed visualization dashboards on sales and marketing data 
• Generated and implemented data-driven marketing ideas

### Consulting Intern @ PwC Strategy&
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
• Worked with a pharmaceutical company to generate new methods of patient data collection
• Identified areas of the client’s product line that would be most impacted by new healthcare policies
• Translated Japanese into English for a senior partner at the client presentation

### Associate @ Harvard College Consulting Group
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Cambridge, MA
• Created a employee training program and workflow improvement for a laundry delivery startup
• Designed a reward program for a hospitality business operating in airports
• Worked on web design for a market research startup with over 12,000 healthcare providers

### Research Intern @ China Greentech Initiative
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
• Created a presentation on smart meters market in China 
• Developed an interactive index of clean tech opportunities in 200 Chinese cities

### Research Assistant @ Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Cambridge, MA
• Translated Chinese and Japanese documents on the rise of Chinese stock market in the 1920s
• Cross-referenced information from both sources and analyzed the events for the professor

### Summer Institute Member, Research Leader @ World Affairs Council of Northern California
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco, CA
• Engaged in discussions with notable figures such as the former U.S. Ambassador to Libya
• Wrote papers on the current international events primarily the Japan Earthquake
• Led a team to research on the costs and benefits of renewable energy options


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Applied Mathematics with Focus on Computer Science in Economics
Harvard University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017

### Lowell High School
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-23