Writing

Notes on building resilient, secure systems.

Drafts and published pieces on fintech, data pipelines, and security lessons from the field.

Aug 2025 · 5 min read

Learning by Shipping: Why Small Projects Matter

Small projects taught me speed, iteration, and the habit of finishing. Shipping them keeps my learning honest and builds momentum.

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Sep 2025 · 6 min read

From Coursework to Real Systems

Coursework built foundations, but real systems demanded ownership. That shift changed how I design, debug, and measure success.

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Oct 2025 · 5 min read

Why FinTech Keeps Pulling Me In

FinTech sits where data, systems, and human behavior collide. The impact is real, and the engineering bar is high.

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Nov 2025 · 6 min read

What AI Projects Taught Me About Uncertainty

AI work made me comfortable with ambiguity and more disciplined about evaluation. Accuracy is only part of the story.

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Dec 2025 · 5 min read

Systems Thinking Changed How I Write Code

Learning networking, concurrency, and deployment pushed me to think about reliability, failure modes, and downstream effects.

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Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Explainability Is a Design Habit

If I cannot explain a system simply, I probably do not understand it well enough. Clarity is a quality check.

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Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Building in Public as a Learning Strategy

Sharing unfinished work created accountability and feedback loops that sped up my learning and made progress visible.

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Mar 2026 · 5 min read

How Projects Shape Career Direction

Projects act like experiments that reveal what I want to build next. Patterns show up when you keep shipping.

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