Chart plus update
It has been a while since the end of the Canva hackathon. I am happy that the idea I am working on has put me on the winning list and pushed me through the marketplace release. Since then, I have been in an endless loop […]
A win for Canva Devpost Hackathon
I am so excited to share that I just ended a Canva hackathon with a consolation prize in the Best Enterprise Category with Canva Chart Plus. How it all gets started In July, I anticipated my weekend to be rather free and there comes a […]
Frugal Engineering: Doing More with Less
Let’s talk about frugal engineering. This is something that I have been unconsciously doing without knowing that it is a thing. Nevertheless, this mindset has helped me to be where I am today. Without realizing it, it helped me to think outside the box and […]
Operating a Platform team
My journey of managing a Platform team has finally come to an end. Slightly more than one and half year the company on #battlemode, we are finally have to give into the reducing head count through natural attrition to cut cost. Still, I wasn’t a […]
Synergizing security, generative AI, and data on AWS – Workshop takeaway
Yesterday, I attended this workshop on Synergizing security, generative AI, and data on AWS. It covers 3 main topics: Also, it comes with 2 pretty fast workshops: 1. Service Screener, 2. AWS Quicksight and Amazon Q. We all know that AWS has hundreds of services […]
Understanding New Concepts Quickly
Staying current with the latest trends and technologies in software development is crucial. Technology, library, and framework rise and sunset quicker than you can imagine. With so many new concepts emerging every day, it can be challenging to keep up. In this post, I will […]
Cultivating Accountability
In today’s fast-paced business environment, even companies need to innovate and adapt quickly to stay competitive. We are not exempted from this too. One of the strategies we have been pitching and practicing is “Accountability.” Starting a notion to operate like a startup requires us […]
Servant Leadership in Tech
As an engineering manager, you know that your role is about more than just managing people and projects. It’s about creating a positive and supportive work environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and collaboration. That’s where the power of servant leadership comes in. Servant leadership is […]
Integrating work with AI assisted tool
For over a year or so since the launch of ChatGPT, we have seen many people’s work and lives disrupted for better or worse. As an interviewer myself, I have encountered many cases where candidates bluntly copy and paste GPT answers. Too obvious, the tone […]
Observability in Large Language Models
In engineering, we often hear about observability. Unfortunately in the market, it’s kind of a word that every company that sells observability tools sort of has their definition for, and it can be a little bit confusing. In this article, I gonna borrow insights from this podcast on Observability for Large Language Models. And unpack the […]