A journal of my adventures in building software for startups. These posts capture the challenges, solutions, and occasional 'aha!' moments from my engineering journey.
An opinionated, comprehensive guide to building modern startup tech stacks in 2025, focusing on pragmatic architecture decisions that enable small teams to ship quickly and iterate toward product-market fit.
A reflective journey through two years of engineering growth at Til, where building a guitar lesson marketplace taught me invaluable lessons about software architecture and sustainable development practices.
A technical deep-dive into key architectural decisions and performance breakthroughs that enabled building a lightning-fast TikTok-inspired search interface through strategic caching, client-side filtering, and video optimization techniques.
How we used JSON as a flexible, temporary database solution when faced with fragmented datasets, uncertain SEO strategy, and evolving product specifications—a pragmatic approach that drove real results.