Software Engineer Intern · IBM
ActiveMay 2026 - Present
- Building software infrastructure across a Ruby on Rails and Golang backend with an Ember.js frontend.
01 // ABOUT
A quick snapshot.
I build full-stack products from the ground up, working across the backend, cloud infrastructure, and frontend. I like picking up new tech and putting it to work on real problems.
KADEN.LUANG // ST. PETE → UF → ???
ABOUT // BEYOND THE CODE
Off the clock
As you can tell, I really like Chemistry! I'm also involved with UF clubs like ACM and UF Open Source. Beach volleyball, traveling, and above all - community, friends, and family.
02 // EXPERIENCE
Recent experience.
// git log --oneline
Software Engineer Intern · Leidos
May 2025 - May 2026 · St. Petersburg, FL
- Shipped two full-stack Node.js apps across 60+ merged PRs, cutting hours of manual planning for test engineers to minutes and enabling remote hardware configuration through nginx, OAuth2, and Keycloak microservices.
- Engineered a conflict-resolution algorithm that detects overlapping time windows and proposes valid alternative slots, holding up under 1,000+ consecutive insertions.
- Enabled SHA-256-verified file transfers past MongoDB's 16 MB document cap via bidirectional SFTP and GridFS.
- Automated release checks for a production Node.js migration with a 100+-case Bash harness in GitLab CI/CD, and cut debugging across 50+ endpoints with an ID-correlated logger for Dockerized services.
Software Engineer Intern · SOAR Dynamics
Aug 2025 - May 2026 · Gainesville, FL
- Led software + electrical integration for an autonomous drone program, coordinating 20+ engineers and defining 30+ Jira tasks with acceptance criteria to drive release readiness.
- Architected a flight stack (Pixhawk 6C + Raspberry Pi 5), separating real-time control from autonomy compute.
- Designed a multi-rail power distribution system delivering stable, regulated power across 10+ components.
Backend Engineer Intern · Florida Community Innovation
Dec 2024 - May 2025 · Gainesville, FL
- Enabled multi-partner verification on the Florida Resource Map by designing a pending-to-approved workflow, connecting social workers and case managers to 4,000+ food, housing, and healthcare resources.
- Migrated the production MongoDB schema to partner-verification arrays with zero downtime and full legacy support.
- Accelerated developer onboarding by authoring FCI's Postman documentation standard for 80+ REST endpoints, and pitched the platform to 200+ prospective clients and investors at the 2025 UMSI Expo.
03 // PROJECTS
Selected work.
// ls -la
LockedIn
AI-powered Chrome extension that classifies and blocks distracting sites in real time, cutting manual filtering by 90% through the Gemini API, with productivity analytics from browser activity.
Gaia
Scientific weather dashboard surfacing real-time conditions and forecasts: Open-Meteo data across 12 live signals and 15+ forward metrics.
Student AVL
AVL tree implementation for managing student IDs with self-balancing rotations and efficient searches.
To-Do App
Notes/to-do web app with authentication + database storage, focused on practical backend integration.
PageRank
Simplified PageRank using power iteration, modeled as a graph with adjacency lists and caching.
04 // CONTACT
Let's talk.
// cat contact.txt
Reach me fastest via LinkedIn messages or email.
// luangkluan@gmail.com