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Applied AIAI EngineeringAgent SDK

My Evolution Towards Becoming an Applied AI Engineer

Reflections from building my first AI application and learning what it really takes to ship production-ready AI — guardrails, human-in-the-loop, context management, and the difference between SDKs and Agent SDKs.

July 7, 20263 min read
LLMAITransformers

How LLMs Work: A High-Level Overview

Understand how Large Language Models like GPT, Claude, and Gemini work under the hood. Learn about tokenization, vector embeddings, positional encoding, transformers, and next-token prediction.

July 1, 20264 min read
Machine LearningApplied AIAI Engineering

From Wheat to Chatbots: Understanding ML Engineers vs Applied AI Engineers

Learn the difference between ML engineers and Applied AI engineers using a simple wheat-to-bread analogy. Discover how LLM APIs power modern AI applications without building models from scratch.

June 30, 20262 min read
UPIPaymentsFinTech

How UPI Works: Understanding India's Real-Time Payment System

Learn how UPI (Unified Payments Interface) enables instant payments in India. Understand the complete payment flow, security features, and NPCI's role in digital transactions.

February 15, 20265 min read
OAuthGoogleAuthentication

How Google OAuth Works: Understanding Login with Google

Discover how Google OAuth authentication works behind the scenes. Learn about authorization codes, access tokens, refresh tokens, and the complete OAuth 2.0 flow.

February 12, 20263 min read
SecuritySSLTLS

How Does SSL Certificate Work? Understanding HTTPS Security

Learn how SSL certificates make HTTPS websites secure through asymmetric and symmetric encryption, digital signatures, and the TLS protocol. Complete guide to web security.

February 10, 20263 min read

Lakshay Mahajan

Backend Engineer focused on building reliable systems with Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS.

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