Hi, I’m Lucas Anderson

New Grad SWE (May '26) • React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Postgres

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About Me

Columbia, SC • CS '26, University of South Carolina • New‑grad May '26 • Open to part‑time now • React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Postgres • Vercel/CI/CD

I ship fast, reliable web apps end to end. Recently, I cut page load time by ~75% and external API calls by ~90% on a media discovery app. I also added AI recommendations (OpenAI), type‑safe Edge APIs with Zod, and shipped auth, streaming providers, search, and watchlists. I’m currently working on PhysiqueIQ in React Native.

I’m primarily seeking New Grad Software Engineer roles (May 2026) and open to part‑time work during the school year. I thrive on product‑focused teams building web platforms, developer tools, or content/search.

Projects

TV & Movie Discovery App

July 2024 – Aug 2025

AI-assisted TV & movie discovery with streaming availability and ultra-fast detail pages.

Highlights

  • ~75% faster loads & ~90% fewer API calls via Next.js Server Components, ISR, Redis, and LQIP/CDN
  • AI “mood/vibe” recommendations (OpenAI) with cached results for low latency/cost.
  • Typed Edge APIs (Zod), Supabase Auth (JWT/RLS), Drizzle; search + watchlists.

Challenges

  • API quotas → precomputed pools + Redis warmers → ~90% fewer external calls
  • Slow LCP → Server Components + ISR + LQIP/CDN → ~75% faster loads
TypeScriptReactNext.jsPostgreSQLTailwind CSS
LiveCode
In progress

PhysiqueIQ — AI Physique Analyzer

Aug 2025 – Present

Estimates body-part measurements and symmetry from standardized photos, visualizes change over time, and offers simple periodized templates. On-device computer vision with in-house pose/measurement models (in training)

Highlights

  • Custom vision models for landmarks, silhouette, and tape-measure proxies (on-device)
  • Timelines, body-part trend charts, and symmetry scores
  • Hypertrophy templates & specialization cycles (export to Hevy/CSV/PDF)

Challenges

  • Dataset collection/labeling for relaxed poses across lighting, distances, and physiques
  • UX for pose standardization
  • Privacy and on-device processing
React Native (Expo)TypeScriptExpress.jsSupabase (Auth, Postgres, RLS)VisionCamera (frame processors)TensorFlow Lite / MediaPipePyTorch (model training)ONNX / Core ML conversion
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React Weather App

June 2023 – Aug 2023

Real-time weather dashboard with radar and geolocation search.

Highlights

  • Responsive dashboard with real-time forecasts and radar overlays
  • Geolocation search + clean, mobile-first UI

Challenges

  • Choppy map tiles → memoized layers + debounced renders → smooth pan/zoom
JavaScriptReactTailwind CSS
LiveCode

GloboLingo – Language Learning App

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

Desktop app that teaches vocabulary with natural TTS and testable modules.

Highlights

  • Led 4-person Scrum team; modular OOP
  • AWS Polly text-to-speech for accessibility and engagement
  • 100% JUnit coverage with CI
JavaJavaFXAWS PollyJUnit
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Weather Channel CLI

Nov 2023

Go CLI fetching hourly/daily forecasts from undocumented endpoints

Highlights

  • Reverse-engineered Weather.com endpoints
  • Resilient scraping (retries/backoff)
  • Structured CLI output
GoColly
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Google Calendar CLI

Aug 2023

Implemented OAuth 2.0 and REST calls to manage calendar events from the terminal.

Highlights

  • OAuth 2.0 authentication
  • Create, list, and delete events
  • Configurable calendars and profiles
Node.jsExpress
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