What I'm Doing Now

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

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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

These are the projects I'm actively working on.

Personal Portfolio

Building a modern portfolio with:

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • AI-powered "Ask Shibbir" assistant
  • Interactive storytelling pages
  • Developer blog

AI

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.