Lucas Chen

• Designed and led internal tooling for ad-serving configurations: an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and tools that let AI assistants work with ad-serving configuration.
• Worked on an AI LiveOps agent that cut a workflow from 2–3 hours to about 20 minutes.
• Designed and led a project that helps games identify high-value ads.

• Developed 15+ UI and 10+ API production features for the Nexus Platform, using React and Express with TypeScript.
• Reduced load times for user list pages by 97% by optimizing API calls and refining Express APIs.
• Cut test automation start-up time by up to 98% by parallelizing the Playwright test suite setup.
• Reduced API response time by up to 82% with an Azure Cosmos DB proxy that moved Express APIs to C# .NET database pagination.

• 1P13 Integrated Engineering Project (Sep–Dec 2022).
• 2GA3 Computer Architecture (Jan–Apr 2023).

• Made e-commerce client onboarding over 10x faster by building AWS Lambda components.
• Led an augmented reality proof of concept for a national loyalty program, built with 8th Wall WebAR and JavaScript.
• Raised a loyalty platform’s user engagement by 4% by integrating it with blockchain assets, using Next.js, Ethereum and the Alchemy API.
• Built a real-time data visualization dashboard (D3.js, Snowflake), improving early error catching and data comparisons by over 10%.

• Worked with a team of four developers on training a humanoid to walk and navigate obstacles in a ragdoll physics simulation.
• Used C# and Unity to train and simulate the humanoid.

• Found 50+ bugs through QA testing, validated bug fixes, and was the link between clients and the development team.
• Cut manual tasks by over 30% with custom JavaScript Slack bots that automate the customer onboarding notifications.
• Wrote automated end-to-end UI tests with Selenium and Python, cutting manual QA testing by 40%.

A control plane for safely delegating software work to autonomous coding agents. TypeScript, Node.js, JSON Schema (Ajv), Commander, YAML.Case study →

Books tennis and pickleball courts the moment booking opens, every morning. TypeScript, Playwright, React, Express, PostgreSQL, Auth0, Docker.Case study →

Mobile meal planner: pick meals, get a grocery list, track calories and protein. React, Vite, MUI, Auth0, Chart.js, Vercel.Case study →

Android app that matches riders headed the same way so they can share a taxi. React Native, Python, Flask, Firebase, Google Maps Platform.Case study →

A workout planner that schedules rest days, not just workouts. Built at DeltaHacks 8. React, Fitbit Web API, styled-components, Node.js, Figma.Case study →