Tales from a dog-loving programmer.
Most GenAI agents fail due to unclear roles, poor memory boundaries, and a lack of feedback loops. In this post, I share key lessons from building an agentic framework, along with the real-world challenges I encountered while deploying a public-facing, high-traffic agent.
Staff Software Engineer
System design interviews are daunting. They’re open-ended, ambiguous, and often hard to navigate without a clear structure. I outline a simple framework to tackle any system design question with confidence. Whether you’re a beginner or brushing up, this framework will have you feeling confident to drive this interview.
Staff Software Engineer
I dive into my philosophy on project maintenance and outline the 3 principals which I believe pay massive divendens when maintaining enterprise systems and applications.
Staff Software Engineer
When you’re building a startup, especially in the early days, it’s not about perfection—it’s about velocity. I reflect on the “unscalable” things I did as a founder that ended up creating leverage, compounding product insight, and accelerating growth.
Former Founder, Staff Software Engineer
Engineering leadership isn’t just about velocity—it’s about clarity, care, and communication. In this piece, I share what I’ve learned leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, and creating cultures where everyone can thrive and do their best work.
Staff Software Engineer
In every role—from scrappy founder to enterprise staff engineer—I’ve relied on a set of core principles to drive quality, velocity, and team alignment. This post lays them out, with battle-tested advice for applying them across any tech stack or org structure.
Staff Software Engineer