Archive - The Engineer's Notebook

You Never Stop Debugging

I don’t think debugging will ever stop because things never stop changing.

Jul 20 •

June 2025

What AI Engineering Actually Looks Like in Production

Building LLM systems that go beyond prototypes requires the same engineering discipline as any production system, just adapted for probabilistic…

Jun 15 •

May 2025

Reflections: Things I Learned

There’s a lot about being an engineer that you only learn by doing. This blog is a list of few things that have stayed with me.

May 25 •

April 2025

Why Reliability Will Make or Break Your AI Product

Reliability is ultimately about Respect. Respect for the user’s time. Respect for their mental model. And respect for the trust they place in what we…

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Engineering with Empathy

Engineering with empathy, as I define it, means understanding that there is a human on the other end of every line of code we write.

Mar 3 •

January 2025

Must have documents that everyone should try keeping

In this blog, I share some of the things that I have been trying to keep things organized. They are simple, flexible methods that have helped me stay on…

Jan 5 •

December 2024

My experience starting a reading club

I have realized that reading isn’t just something you do alone—it can also bring people together.

Dec 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Behind the Scenes at HackerRank's upgrade to MySQL 8.0

Behind the scenes of HackerRank's MySQL upgrade, where we navigated challenges like replica lag, table optimization, and unique index issues.

Oct 6, 2024 •

August 2024

Code Reviews are Underrated

Code Reviews are beyond just reviewing code they are also about sharing knowledge, reviewing architecture design, and maintaining clear testing and…

Aug 4, 2024 •

July 2024

Building a 0-1 Product ~ Engineer's POV

Starting from scratch to build a brand-new product is an exciting journey filled with learning and challenges.

Jul 20, 2024 •

June 2024

Hello, World! I'm Shloka, an Engineer navigating the ever-evolving world of code and innovation. Welcome to "The Engineer's Notebook," where I share my…

Jun 15, 2024 •

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