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Building Energy-Aware AI Infrastructure: The Cost-Control-Carbon Triangle

October 18, 2025 • 9 min read

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How engineering leaders can optimize AI infrastructure for cost, control, and carbon impact—with real-world numbers from a €4-9k/month API migration.

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Building Psychological Safety in Remote Teams

January 15, 2025 • 4 min read

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Learn practical strategies for creating trust and safety in distributed engineering teams, enabling innovation and honest communication.

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What I Write About

Engineering Leadership

Team building, mentorship, career development, and creating high-performing engineering organizations.

Distributed Systems

Architecture patterns, scalability strategies, and lessons learned from building systems that handle millions of requests.

Engineering Culture

Remote work best practices, psychological safety, continuous learning, and sustainable delivery.

Cloud Architecture

AWS optimization, infrastructure as code, observability, and cost management strategies for cloud-native applications.

Career Growth

Navigating career transitions, from IC to management, building leadership skills, and interview preparation.

Systems Thinking

Holistic approaches to problem-solving, understanding complex systems, and making impactful technical decisions.

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