Case Study - Outdoor construction quoting at national scale
Contributed to a production platform with 3D fence quoting, live video estimates, and thousands of verified customer reviews across the US.
- Client
- Ergeon
- Role
- Software Engineer Intern
- Year
- Focus
- Product engineering
Tech stack
- React
- TypeScript
- Redux
- Jest
- 3D UI
- Performance optimization
Challenge
Ergeon runs a national outdoor construction platform — fence, turf, deck, and concrete — with a 3D quoting calculator, live video estimates, and over 21,000 verified customer reviews. As an intern, I needed to contribute meaningfully to a large production codebase from day one.
Approach
I learned TypeScript in two weeks on Ergeon’s React codebase and shipped pixel-perfect UI features with animations. I focused on areas where quality and performance had clear leverage: unit tests, Redux data flow, and 3D render UI improvements.
Jest tests covered critical paths and caught regressions early. Redux optimizations reduced redundant API calls, and UI work improved the 3D quoting experience for homeowners configuring outdoor projects.
Results
- Jest unit tests preventing 50+ bugs and improving suite speed by 3 seconds
- Redux optimization reducing API requests and cutting download time by 5%
- 3D render UI improvements for a smoother quoting experience
- Production-ready contributions within a six-week internship on a large codebase
Product context
Ergeon offers online quoting for fences, artificial grass, decks, and concrete across multiple US states, with a 3D fence calculator and 4.82 average rating from 21,000+ reviews.