Xin Li

Xin Li is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in search technologies and data mining. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Alation since November 2019, Xin Li has developed a Search Ranking Evaluation Framework using Clickstream data. Prior roles include Staff Software Engineer at Intuit, where improvements were made to TurboTax/QuickBooks community search, and Senior Software Engineer at Barnes & Noble, where a new generation Solr-based search engine was built for bn.com and NOOK. Earlier experience includes software testing at Microsoft, research on text mining and data algorithms at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a summer internship at Informatica. Academic credentials encompass a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a focus on Data Mining from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Master's degree from Wright State University. Proficient in technologies such as Java, Python, Solr, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, AWS, MySQL, and Docker, Xin Li combines technical expertise with a strong foundation in computer science.