Open to Opportunities
Hello, I'm Samantha An
Computer Engineering student at UC Santa Cruz building APIs, data tools, and AI-powered applications
Most recently at Magnakom, where I cut order-lookup time by ~90% with a Python service built on integrated REST APIs.
~90%
Faster order matching
19K+
Records processed
7
Trading strategies built
Available for hire
Technical Skills
The languages, frameworks, and concepts I've used across internships and projects.
Frameworks & Libraries
APIs & Data
Tools & Platforms
Concepts
Certifications & Honors
Experience & Education
Where I've interned and studied so far.
API Developer / Data Analyst Intern
Magnakom
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%).
Intern
UCSC Korean American Student Association (KASA)
Coordinated scheduling, logistics, and staffing with fellow interns to deliver a 250+ person campus event on time across every scheduled session.
B.S. Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Cruz
Dean's Honor List, Fall 2025 – Spring 2026. Previously completed Object-Oriented Programming in C++ at Los Angeles City College.
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 via dataclass introspection, a typed validation layer rejects bad tickers and date ranges before any network call, and a shared signal module lags every signal one bar to eliminate lookahead bias.
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.
This Portfolio
The site you're looking at — hand-built in plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no frameworks or build step. Light/dark theming via CSS custom properties, a responsive grid layout, and a mobile menu, deployed straight from GitHub Pages on a custom domain.
Let's Connect
Have a role, a project, or just want to say hi? I'd love to hear from you.
an.samantha2007@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/ansamantha
GitHub
github.com/samiam621
Location
Santa Cruz & Los Angeles, CA