Summary
Lucas Sanders is a seasoned full-stack software engineer and technical leader with 13 years of experience building user-focused web applications and infrastructure across startups and large organizations. He has led front-end modernization and UI strategy at Google, shipped complex data-driven web clients at WHOOP, and currently builds products for mission-driven healthcare at Modelo Health while contributing to Slabstack. Skilled across JavaScript, Python, Java, and cloud deployment, he pairs hands-on implementation with pragmatic automation—once cutting a front-end codebase by over 100,000 lines while improving test coverage and maintainability. A former startup CTO/VP of Engineering who has navigated an acquisition, he combines product intuition with operational reliability and a knack for translating domain complexity into usable interfaces. Based in Medford, MA, he’s a “startup guy” who cares deeply about users and quality code, often bridging analytics, infrastructure, and accessible UI design.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Religion, Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Religion at Swarthmore College