Skip to content

What I'm Doing Now

A snapshot of what I'm currently building, learning, and focusing on.

Last updated

  • Work

    Currently working as a Senior Software Engineer, building scalable web applications and backend systems. My daily work focuses on:

    • Backend architecture
    • API development
    • Database optimization
    • Performance improvements
    • Code quality
    • Solving challenging engineering problems

  • Building

    Exploring practical AI applications. Current interests:

    • Large Language Models (LLMs)
    • Agentic AI
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
    • Prompt Engineering
    • Embeddings
    • AI-assisted development

  • Learning

    I'm currently investing time in becoming a stronger backend engineer. Topics I'm studying:

    • System Design
    • Distributed Systems
    • PostgreSQL Performance
    • Kubernetes
    • Event-Driven Architecture
    • Software Architecture
    • Scalable Backend Systems

  • Home Lab

    I'm constantly experimenting with my self-hosted infrastructure. Current playground:

    • Proxmox
    • Docker
    • LXC Containers
    • Networking
    • WireGuard
    • Reverse Proxies
    • Cloud Infrastructure

    I enjoy building infrastructure almost as much as building applications.

  • Writing

    Working on documenting what I learn. Topics I want to write about:

    • Backend Engineering
    • AI Development
    • Docker
    • Home Lab
    • Laravel
    • Next.js
    • System Design
    • Lessons learned from real-world projects

  • Reading

    Books currently on my reading list:

    • Designing Data-Intensive Applications
    • Clean Architecture
    • System Design Interview
    • Refactoring

  • Goals

    Current goals include:

    • Become a world-class backend engineer
    • Master system design
    • Build production-ready AI applications
    • Contribute more to open source
    • Write consistently
    • Keep learning every day
The best engineers never stop learning.