Ruomu Xu
About Ruomu Xu
Ruomu Xu is a Software Engineer at Arista Networks, with a background in computer science and legal studies from UC Berkeley.
Current Company
Ruomu Xu currently works as a Software Engineer at Arista Networks. Based in Austin, Texas, he has been with the company since 2024. His work is conducted on-site, where he focuses on projects related to the L3 layer of large switches, specifically on the StrataXGS and Wolfhound / BCM5334x Series SoC. Additionally, he develops internal tools to enhance engineering productivity.
Past Positions
Ruomu Xu has held numerous roles in the software engineering field. He worked at AviAI Inc. as a Software Engineer in 2023 for five months in a remote capacity from Goleta, California. Prior to that, he was a Student Research Assistant at UC Berkeley Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Center from 2022 to 2024 in Berkeley, California. He also completed a three-month internship in 2022 at Whatnot as a Software Engineering Intern in San Francisco, California. Beyond his software engineering roles, Ruomu has experience as a professional CS:GO player at Cal Esports and various non-technical positions, such as a Referee at UC Berkeley Recreational Sports and the Chinese Football Association.
Educational Background
Ruomu Xu earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied from 2019 to 2023. Before attending UC Berkeley, he completed his high school education at Qingdao No. 2 High School in China, where he graduated in 2019 with a focus on Sciences.
Research and Academic Experience
During his time at UC Berkeley, Ruomu Xu worked in various academic positions. From 2020 to 2023, he served as an Academic Student Employee for the university’s Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) Department. In parallel, he contributed to research at the UC Berkeley Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Center, where he was a Student Research Assistant from 2022 to 2024.