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Hello, I'm Samantha An

Computer Engineering student at UC Santa Cruz building APIs, data tools, and AI-powered applications

~90%
Faster order matching
19K+
Records processed
7
Trading strategies built
Samantha An
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Technical Skills

The languages, frameworks, and concepts I've used across internships and projects.

Languages

Python SQL JavaScript C++ HTML/CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

FastAPI Node.js React Vite Pandas

APIs & Data

REST APIs FAISS Gemini API yfinance Google Sheets SellerCloud WholeCell

Tools & Platforms

Git GitHub Chrome Extensions Vercel Render Google Cloud Console Google AI Studio

Concepts

API Security Auditing OAuth RAG Pipelines Vector Search Real-time Systems

Certifications & Honors

Academy Accreditation - Databricks Fundamentals (2026) Dean's Honor List (2025–26) Codecademy C++ (2026) Girls Who Code Graduate (2023)

Experience & Education

Where I've interned and studied so far.

API Developer / Data Analyst Intern

Magnakom

Aug 2026 – Sept 2026 Los Angeles, CA

Built a Python app that matches SellerCloud orders to WholeCell records across integrated REST APIs using hash-map lookups, cutting per-order lookup time from 2–3 minutes to seconds (~90%) across 50+ batches and ~19,000 records. Also shipped a Chrome extension that exports product listings straight to Google Sheets, reducing per-product collection time from hours to minutes (~92%).

Python REST APIs Chrome Extensions Google Sheets

Intern

UCSC Korean American Student Association (KASA)

Mar 2026 – June 2026 Santa Cruz, CA

Coordinated scheduling, logistics, and staffing with fellow interns to deliver a 250+ person campus event on time across every scheduled session.

Event Logistics Scheduling Team Coordination

B.S. Computer Engineering

University of California, Santa Cruz

In progress Santa Cruz, CA

Dean's Honor List, Fall 2025 – Spring 2026. Previously completed Object-Oriented Programming in C++ at Los Angeles City College while in highschool.

Data Structures (CSE 30) Linear Algebra Multivariable Calculus Physics I OOP in C++

Featured Projects

Things I've built end to end. Code for all of these lives on my GitHub.

AlphaTest

A trade backtesting app with a Python/FastAPI engine covering 7 rule-based strategies (MA crossover, MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, and more). A strategy registry auto-generates each UI form, showing visual results of the backtest.

Note: I am using a free rendering service for this demo, so the first load may take a few seconds.

Python FastAPI Pandas React Vite yfinance

Writing Buddy

An AI writing agent that matches your personal style. A Chrome extension talks to a Python/FastAPI backend running an end-to-end RAG pipeline — chunking, Gemini API embeddings, and FAISS indexing — to condition LLM output on your own writing samples. A pre-launch security audit replaced a shared global API client with a per-request architecture, closing a cross-user data leak.

Python FastAPI FAISS Gemini API Chrome Extension

Product Grabber

A Chrome extension + FastAPI backend that turns product pages into structured data across three storefronts. A layered extraction pipeline, then CSS selectors — recovers title, price, images, and item IDs even as page structure shifts, while a multi-stage regex pipeline classifies condition and grade across inconsistent listing formats. Results auto-export to Google Sheets, cutting manual lookup from minutes to seconds.

Python FastAPI Google Sheets

Let's Connect

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