HELLO!

I am a Software Engineer & Student at Vanderbilt University.

Joining Braze this summer as a software engineering intern. Interned last summer at Radial Theory. Formerly led the Vanderbilt Fusion Project to build a nuclear fusion reactor.

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Mason Anton

EXPERIENCE

INCOMING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN — BRAZE

Summer 2026 · New York City

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN — RADIAL THEORY

Summer 2025 · Software Consultancy
  • Rewrote and optimized a PLC/carousel simulation into modular OOP classes.
  • Built a remote-command service bridging system APIs to hardware over SSH.
  • Deployed full-stack apps (Node.js + React) in Docker, orchestrated on AWS ECS.
  • Managed MySQL with Flyway migrations; used Python analytics to inform decisions.
  • Debugged and maintained codebases with tens of thousands of lines.

CEO & TEAM LEAD — VANDERBILT FUSION PROJECT

2024–Present · 60-person Team
  • Lead engineering an inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion reactor project.
  • Developing a Fusion Control Panel software for HV supply, vacuum pump, and MFC.
  • Drove unit & incremental testing; achieved sustained plasma for ~3 minutes.
  • Spearheaded computational simulations with neutronics codes.
  • Website · Announcement Video

OTHER ROLES

  • Founder/President — Vanderbilt American Nuclear Society
  • President — Sigma Nu (Sigma Chapter)
  • Head Counselor — Camp Ramaquois

TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, Java, SQL, MATLAB

FRAMEWORKS/TOOLS

React, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, Docker, Linux, MySQL

CONCEPTS

OOP, Design Patterns, Microservices, System Design, Simulation Modeling, DevOps

OTHER

Git/GitHub, Agile, TDD, Physics

STATUS

CURRENTLY BASED IN NASHVILLE.
STUDYING ABROAD IN PARIS (SPRING '26).


MASONANTON1@GMAIL.COM