Yousong Xiao

Yousong Xiao has a comprehensive work experience spanning several years in various roles. Yousong is currently serving as the VP of Engineering at Privaini since February 2022. Prior to that, they held the position of Sr. Director, Messaging & Collaboration Services and Mobile Apps at BlackBerry from September 2015 to February 2022. In this role, Yousong led a team of 20+ engineers and was responsible for product strategy, solution design, testing, and project planning.

Before joining BlackBerry, Yousong worked at AtHoc as an Engineering Manager/Principal Software Engineer from November 2006 to September 2015. There, they built and led a team of 10+ engineers and contributed to the development of high-performance message delivery services.

Yousong's earlier experience includes working as a Sr. Software Engineer at DriversEd.com from July 2004 to November 2006. Yousong played a leading role in developing and maintaining the popular website that offers online traffic safety and driver's education courses.

Prior to that, Yousong worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China as a Team Lead/Principal Software Engineer from July 1993 to October 2001. As a technical and project lead, they were responsible for the development and deployment of large-scale banking OLTP systems, managing a team of 40+ system engineers.

Overall, Yousong has demonstrated proficiency in engineering management, software development, and project execution throughout their career.

Yousong Xiao completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Yunnan University, spanning from 1989 to 1993. Yousong further pursued their education and acquired a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from California State University - East Bay, with a duration from 2002 to 2004.