Hi, I’m Lucas Anderson

New Grad SWE (May 2026) • React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node, Postgres

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 – August 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

Live Code

Stock-Matic

January, September 2025

Stock‑Matic is a fast, SSR/ISR Next.js stock dashboard with dynamic ticker routing and search. It delivers instant, server‑rendered charts plus news, backed by a Vercel serverless Express API integrating Yahoo Finance, Polygon.io, and Finnhub with automatic failover.

Highlights

SSR/ISR Next.js dashboard with sharable SEO friendly ticker urls and search.
Interactive, theme‑aware charts (20y, zoom presets).
Serverless API (Express) with Yahoo/Polygon/Finnhub + failover.

Challenges

Yahoo API flakiness → implemented redundant API fallbacks
Theme SSR hydration mismatches → next‑themes guards

Express.jsTypeScriptReactNext.jsTailwind CSS

Live

PhysiqueIQ — Landing & Waitlist

September 2025

I built the landing page and early-access funnel for PhysiqueIQ, a mobile app that makes physique progress measurable and visual through guided photos, body metrics, and AI-driven insights. The page introduces the product vision and captures verified sign-ups for the beta.

Highlights

Double opt-in waitlist (Resend) with Supabase storage
Bot protection via Cloudflare Turnstile
Fast, responsive UI deployed on Vercel

Challenges

Preventing bots from joining waitlist
Integrating Resend for email confirmation

TypeScriptReactNext.jsPostgreSQLTailwind CSS

Live

React Weather App

June 2023 – August 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

Live Code

In progress

PhysiqueIQ — AI Physique Analyzer

August 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

Join the waitlist