Software Architecture

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Engineering Practices · Mar 28, 2026

Forward Deployment Engineering: Building AI Systems That Survive Production

Forward deployment engineering is the discipline of building AI-assisted systems that work reliably in production — not just in demos. This article covers the patterns, guardrails, and organizational practices that separate prototype AI from production AI.

Forward Deployment AI Engineering Production Systems

Engineering Practices · Mar 20, 2026

The Real Skills AI Can't Replace: How Software Engineering Careers Are Shifting

AI won't take your job. But it will fundamentally change what makes you valuable. This article maps the skills increasing and decreasing in value, how every level of engineer is affected, and what to invest in now.

AI Engineering Career Development Engineering Leadership

Engineering Practices · Mar 15, 2026

Vibes Inside Guardrails: Why AI-Assisted Development Needs Mechanical Constraints

The vibes-inside-guardrails model lets AI explore freely within mechanically enforced constraints. This is the missing layer between 'vibe coding' speed and production reliability — freedom plus safety, not one or the other.

AI Engineering Forward Deployment Production Systems

Software Development · Sep 3, 2019

Modernizing a Marketing Automation Platform: API Redesign and Multi-Language Integration

Explore how I led the redesign of a marketing automation platform's API, improving scalability and developer experience while implementing multi-language support.

API Design Marketing Automation Multi-Language Integration