Engineering
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May 27, 2026•6 min read
Scaling a mobile backend for influencer traffic spikes
What it actually takes to keep a Flask + PostgreSQL API responsive when a single post sends 20k people to your app in ten minutes.
AI
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April 13, 2026•5 min read
Designing human-in-the-loop AI for grading
Why no grade should ever be auto-pushed, and how structured-JSON output from Claude keeps an academic tool trustworthy.
Marketing
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February 25, 2026•5 min read
When your marketing surface is also your product
Collectible cards that double as influencer drops and in-game unlocks - building growth into the feature itself.
Trends
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January 29, 2026•6 min read
Mobile engineering trends I'm betting on in 2026
Server-driven UI, on-device models, and why cross-platform billing abstraction finally feels safe.
Personal
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January 7, 2026•4 min read
From a classroom in Long Beach to shipping products
A short personal story about how I went from writing my first Python script to founding engineering at a startup.