Building things that ship

Hi, I'mBrian Pineda

I'm a first-generation Computer Science + Electrical Engineering student at Rutgers who likes building things that actually ship — full-stack products, data pipelines, and the LLM systems on top of them. I drive most of my work with an AI-native workflow (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), and I'm just as curious about the transistors underneath as the model-routing layer on top.

New Brunswick, NJ·Currently interning at 361Firm — building LLM platforms & shipping production software
Brian Pineda
GPA
3.8 / 4.0
Status
Dean's List
Grad
May 2029
Focus
AI / ML · Full-stack
About

A student who ships real things.

I'm studying Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Rutgers because I want the whole picture — from the transistors that make computation possible up through the model-routing layer that's reshaping how software gets built.

Most of my recent work is production-grade products built with AI tooling — Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor as primary collaborators, with CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md files driving the context. Shipped LLM platforms, end-to-end data pipelines, and real student-org software that people actually use.

I'm a first-generation student in tech, and I serve as PR Chair at MASA Rutgers — so I'm as comfortable working with stakeholders and a community as I am in the IDE. I'm especially drawn to anywhere LLM systems or the hardware-software boundary is the interesting problem.

At a glance
Major
CS + EE
School
Rutgers University
Location
New Brunswick, NJ
Graduation
May 2029
Grab my résumé
One-page PDF
Experience

Where I've been.

Work
May 2026 — Present

Software Engineering Intern

361Firm · Remote

  • Spearheaded the platform's migration from Airtable REST API to Supabase (PostgreSQL), speeding up record lookups and securing sensitive investor data with row-level access.
  • Hardened 6 public REST API write routes in Next.js with a reusable input validation layer, backed by 20 unit tests.
  • Built attendance tracking for live investor events — real-time headcount via QR code scanning, backed by 26 unit tests.
  • Reorganized a 9,000-line single-file React client into modular, tested pieces and introduced 123 automated test cases across the platform.
Leadership
May 2026 — Present

Member

ColorStack · Rutgers University

  • Engaged with the community through hackathons, networking events, and professional development opportunities.
Leadership
Sep 2025 — Feb 2026

Public Relations Chair

Mexican American Student Association (MASA) · Rutgers

  • Produced 2–3 promotional pieces weekly with the executive board, driving stronger event engagement and visibility.
  • Led the organization's social media strategy and digital presence, keeping messaging consistent and on brand.
Education
Expected May 2029

B.S. Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

Rutgers University — New Brunswick

  • GPA 3.8 / 4.0 · Dean's List.
  • Coursework: AI, Data Structures, Design & Analysis of Algorithms, Data Management, Programming Languages, Systems Programming, Computer Architecture, Discrete Structures.
Projects

Things I've shipped.

AI Metering & Routing

GenCost

G

Apr 2026

Metering proxy and smart router that intercepts every generative-AI API call across 6 providers (LLM, voice, image, video), logging real cost and latency to a live Next.js + Supabase dashboard. Cost-aware router routes each request to the cheapest model clearing a Draft/Standard/Premium quality tier, with fallback chains and circuit breakers, covered by 39 unit tests.

PythonFastAPINext.jsSupabase
ML Price Forecaster

PC Forecaster

P

Jan — May 2026

Live PC-parts price forecaster that forecasts 12 months of prices and calls buy-or-wait, hitting R² 0.85–0.89 on real prices the model never saw. 5-stage Python pipeline that cleaned 9,452 records into 6,078 components and blended a 71,000-row price history.

Pythonscikit-learnFlaskSQLitePandas
pc-forecaster.vercel.app
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On-Device CV Coach

FlexMore

F

Jun 2026 → Present

Hands-free webcam workout coach that counts reps and checks form in real time with MediaPipe, running fully on-device so no video ever leaves the machine. Pure TypeScript analysis core with pixel-space angle math, one-euro smoothing, and a hysteresis rep counter, verified headless across 58 unit tests.

TypeScriptReactViteMediaPipe
Mobile · OOP

Android Photos App

A

Nov — Dec 2025

Photo-management app ported from a JavaFX desktop project. 4 OOP model classes restructured with clean separation of concerns, 6 user-facing features, tested across 3+ emulator configs with hand-written Activities and unit tests.

JavaAndroid Studio
Skills

Tools I reach for.

Languages
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • SQL
  • C
  • C++
  • HTML/CSS
Web & Frameworks
  • React
  • Next.js
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • Vite
  • Tailwind
Testing & Tooling
  • Vitest
  • CI Pipelines
  • Git/GitHub
  • AWS
  • Supabase
  • Vercel
AI Dev Tools
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Claude API
  • Prompt Engineering
  • LLM API Integration
Résumé

The one-pager.

resume.pdf
Brian Pineda résumé

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Contact

Let's build something.

Email is the fastest way to reach me — I read every message and reply within a day or two, usually faster if it's about a hackathon, a collaboration, or an interesting LLM problem.