Keira Xiu
About Keira Xiu
Keira Xiu is a Senior Data Engineer with a Master's degree in Information Technology from the University of Sydney. She has extensive experience in data engineering roles across various companies, currently working at Afterpay in Shanghai since 2021.
Work at Afterpay
Keira Xiu has been employed at Afterpay as a Senior Data Engineer since 2021. In this role, she is responsible for managing and analyzing large datasets to support business decisions and enhance operational efficiency. Her work involves utilizing advanced data engineering techniques to ensure data integrity and accessibility for various stakeholders within the organization. Afterpay operates in the financial technology sector, focusing on providing buy now, pay later services.
Education and Expertise
Keira Xiu holds a Master of Information Technology from the University of Sydney, where she studied Network and Distributed Systems as well as Data Analytics from 2016 to 2017. Prior to this, she earned a Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology from the same institution, focusing on Computer Science and Information Systems from 2014 to 2015. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in data engineering and analytics.
Background
Keira Xiu began her career as a Junior Programmer at the University of Technology Sydney in 2016, where she worked for five months. She then transitioned to a role as a Big Data Developer at Haier for two months in Qingdao, China. Following this, she worked at Boral as a Data Engineer for two years in Sydney, Australia, before moving to Shanghai, China, where she held positions at Artefact as a Data Engineer and later as a Senior Data Engineer.
Previous Experience
Before joining Afterpay, Keira Xiu gained significant experience in data engineering roles. She worked at Artefact in Shanghai, first as a Data Engineer for six months in 2020 and then as a Senior Data Engineer for nine months in 2021. Additionally, her tenure at Boral from 2017 to 2019 as a Data Engineer contributed to her expertise in managing and analyzing data in various contexts.