Note from Anson:
I am currently working on my portfolio. Projects section coming soon!
Anson is a Computer Science major at Georgia Tech, minoring in Financial Technology, with concentrations in Information Internetworks and Modeling & Simulation.
He finds value in extracting insights from complex datasets to better understand user behavior. At the intersection of his concentrations, he is interested in a design-driven approach that predicts and visualizes outcomes, tailors products for improved user satisfaction, and ultimately leads to business growth.
Work Experience
Software Engineer Intern
Yahoo Finance, Back-End Engineering Team
Returning SWE Intern
Yahoo!
New York, NY (Remote)
June 2025 - August 2025
Software Engineer Intern
Yahoo Finance, Back-End Engineering Team
Implemented Big Data pipelines that run daily to process user stock transaction records and convert it into query-able Hive tables. This allowed the analysis of user behavior and insight derivation.
- Built Big Data pipelines to convert raw transaction records into queryable Hive tables, enabling analysis of 6M+ user stock data
- Analyzed user behavior with SQL, proposing UI enhancements to boost engagement (e.g. add SELL button on BUY records)
- Secured OAuth 2.0 migration approval from security teams by presenting cost-effective solutions with 30% cost reduction
- Wrote 40+ unit tests in Scala ensuring high code maintainability, passing SonarQube code smell and quality gate checks
- Work in AGILE sprints, presenting updates in weekly stand-ups, discussing blockers, and resolving merge conflicts on Git
Yahoo!
New York, NY (Remote)
June 2024 - August 2024
Software Engineer Intern
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Development Team
Worked on the groundworks of the new Learning Management System (LMS) to allow interactive learning for K-12 students.
- Designed and built a Learning Management System that educates K-12 students about drones with interactive modules
- Achieved 50% improvement in code organization by componentizing 3 core features (navigation, quiz submission, grading)
- Refactored codebase to follow a modular structure, creating a reusable and sustainable pattern for future development
Rocket Drones
Pensacola, FL (Remote)
May 2024 - June 2024
Application Developer Intern
Robotic Process Automation Team
Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform with Microsoft Power Platform to receive and handle user requests from administrative teams.
- Replaced a third-party software and achieved $420 monthly savings by developing a web CRM platform with Microsoft Power Apps
- Designed the platform to receive and handle requests from administrative teams and automatically organize the submissions on Microsoft Lists
- Optimized and debugged JavaScript and Power Fx code, reducing compiling errors by 45%
- Improved task completion rate by 28% through frequent and critical communication with technical stakeholders
Georgia Institute of Technology, OIT
Atlanta, GA
August 2023 - Present
Software Engineer Intern
Web Platform Development Team
Worked on Rocket Drone's admin web portal to expand applicability and implement technical features while prioritizing user experience.
- Leveraged Server Actions in Next.js to offload server mutation responsibilities from the client-side by 70%, which increased page load speed by 30% and created a reusable and sustainable pattern for future development
- Transformed raw geographic data fetched from PostgreSQL into a custom map component built with React and Google Maps API that includes map markers with InfoWindows that contain unique URLs
- Integrated PostgreSQL data retrieval with React's useEffect Hooks and callback functions, ensuring an efficient front-end that adapts to real-time data changes and applies dynamic component rendering
- Created reusable React and TypeScript components to streamline development and maintain clean, organized code
Rocket Drones
Pensacola, FL (Remote)
December 2023 - January 2024
Software Engineer Intern
Reactonaut: AI Code Editor Team
Developed a web-based React.js AI coding platform that leverages Chat GPT to generate and modify code with user prompts, allowing users to easily code AI while viewing changes with the live preview panel.
- Spearheaded an international team of 7 and achieved +33% team productivity with a task tracking system
- Reduced AI response time by 30% and increased user satisfaction by 34% by optimizing Chat GPT's API in Node.js
- Refactored a React.js project into Next.js, increasing page load speed by 41% and improving code maintainability
- Saved 68% of users’ time each session with a feature that replaces existing code with AI-generated code in one click
Nextgrid
Cherry Hill, NJ (Remote)
June 2023 - September 2023
Mobile Application Prototype Developer Intern
Horizons App Team
Developed a mobile app prototype that educates foster parents and government officials on how to handle cases involving LGBTQ+ youth.
- Led a 5-student research & app development initiative, aiming to create a support system for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care
- Used Figma to design and prototype a mobile application leveraging the user flow feature and graphic designing tools
- Presented the prototype to 30 LGBTQ+ allies in social services and the tech field via Zoom, gaining 90% approval in product viability
- Acquired crucial idea-to-prototype skills that shape my current project planning and development style
Maven Youth
New York, NY (Remote)
July 2022 - August 2022