Sean Xu is a Site Reliability Engineer at Apple, with a decade of experience in system administration and engineering. Previously, they held positions as a Senior Linux/Storage Engineer at CSC, an Operations Engineer at Ariba, and a Senior File Systems Engineer at DataDirect Networks, where they focused on large-scale storage systems and high-performance computing. Sean's technical expertise encompasses Linux/UNIX automation, parallel filesystems, and virtualization technologies. They earned a PhD in Astrophysics from the Chinese Academy of Science, further enhancing their analytical and troubleshooting skills.