Tao Xia

Veteran systems architect with over 20 years of experience specializing in designing and scaling massive, distributed backend infrastructure. Currently the Lead Backend Engineer at Actava.ai, Tao is at the forefront of agentic execution and model learning, developing mission-critical systems that power healthcare AI workflows. His deep technical pedigree is anchored by a career of high-impact leadership, including scaling DoorDash's consumer platform from 50,000 to over 2 million daily orders and establishing the foundational architecture as a Founding Engineer at Kindred. From architecting global data ingestion systems at Yahoo to managing cross-functional engineering teams, Tao combines a mastery of high-performance systems with the strategic vision required to build and sustain modern, AI-driven enterprises.