BRANDON CHANDLER

NEW GRAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Hey, glad you could make it to my portfolio!

I'm Brandon and I'm a well-rounded, language-agnostic software engineer with start-up and industry experience and the ability to quickly grasp new technologies, programming languages, and application ecosystems.

Here's a bit about me.

SKILLS

Languages:

PythonCSSHTMLJavascriptTypeScriptJavaC++SQL

Frameworks & Libraries:

Express.jsNext.jsNode.jsReact.jsMATLABReact NativeReduxSpring BootTailwind CSS

Software & Tools:

CocoaPodsFigmaFirebaseGitHubGraphQLgrpcJiraMakeMongoDBNetlifynpmRESTUnixXcode

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Aug 2021 – May 2025

Relevant coursework: Programming & Problem Solving, Program Design & Data Structures, Intermediate Software Design, Digital Systems, Programming Languages, Discrete Structures, Algorithms, Principles of OS, Principles of SWE, Computer Ethics, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability & Mathematical Statistics, Differential Equations, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Vanderbilt University

Minor in Business

Aug 2021 – May 2025

Relevant coursework: Entrepreneurship, Macro/Microeconomics, Negotiation, Organizational Behavior, Business Core

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full-Stack Software Engineering Intern

May 2024 – Aug 2024

Owned design and implementation of a file-structured sorting tool, enabling employee dataset retrieval by team for data scientists
Optimized API performance via asynchronous calls and caching for dataset fetching, reducing latency by 6 seconds and improving browse performance by 30%. Tool operational in present environment, consistently enhancing internal performance
Collaborated with 15+ team members on the Datahub team and external teams to debug, develop, and adapt cross-team APIs
Resolved issues with legacy ownership models, API integration, and async data aggregation, improving performance and ensuring accurate dataset metrics. Implemented retry logic to handle network-related failures and boost throughput

Technical Environment: Figma, GitHub, Jira, Java, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL, grpc, Rest.li, Spring Boot, Node.js, JUnit

BRKT

Full-Stack Software Engineering Intern

Sept 2024 – Oct 2024

Developed full-stack architecture for multi-chain, multi-market betting platform, yielding 300,000+ users within 6 months of launch
Maintained blockchain frameworks for secure and decentralized transaction validation.

Technical Environment: Figma, GitHub, Jira, Java, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL, grpc, Rest.li, Spring Boot, Node.js, JUnit

Scale AI

LLM Trainer/Prompt Engineer

July 2023 – Feb 2024

Trained generative artificial intelligence models by correcting and rewriting code responses from 150+ personalized, sequential prompts

Technical Environment: Python, Java

PROJECTS

GroupGains

End-to-end web and mobile development for a community-based gym app, connecting users based on their fitness goals.

Chosen to participate in NSF I-Corps: Ideator and Builder pre-accelerators and earned $2,500 in development and network funding after pitching.

FigmaFirebaseGitHubReact.jsReact NativeNetlifyNext.jsNode.js,PythonReduxTailwind CSSXcode

Live Site

Sokoban Solver

Sokoban solver created using heuristics and foundational AI algorithms such as Iterative Deepening DFS, BFS, Greedy BFS, and A*

Python

GitHub

FlatFair

Co-developed a full-stack expense-sharing web app, enabling groups to track, split, and settle expenses with monthly analytics

TypeScriptReact.jsNext.jsExpress.jsNode.jsMongoDBGitHubJestTailwind CSSSendGridVercel

Live Site Demo

Focus.Feed

Leveraging a custom, bias-aware aggregation model and scrape API to build a succinct, highly-customizable web and email news interface

FigmaTypeScriptReact.jsFirebaseGitHubJestTailwind CSSPythonResend

GitHub Demo

This portfolio:

GitHub

LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Management Leadership for Tomorrow

Software Engineering Career Prep Fellow

Selected from thousands of applicants to participate in a career preparation program focused on technical and professional development; Have been to several conferences in various states to network with tech giants and fellow software engineers

Vanderbilt AKPsi Business Fraternity

Social/Alumni Relations Chair, Analyst, Recruiter

Culled as one of 17 analysts for a 6-week business development and leadership program; As a member and former chair, I have mentored 400+ students via resume reviews, recruitment, and presentations about careers in the tech space, encouraging STEM careers