In December 2025, Xiaoyu developed a data-driven load balancing feature for the apache/shenyu repository, focusing on backend scalability and resilience. Xiaoyu introduced the LoadBalanceData class and refactored existing load balancer implementations to leverage this new data structure, enabling more informed per-request routing decisions. This approach improved traffic distribution accuracy and supported better latency management under variable loads. Working primarily with Java and applying skills in API development and backend engineering, Xiaoyu’s changes laid the foundation for more robust microservice traffic management. The work demonstrated thoughtful data structure design and careful refactoring, though no major bug fixes were addressed during this period.