Engineering Notes

Engineering Notes

Thoughts and Ideas on AI by Muthukrishnan
15 Nov 2025

Constrained Decoding and Structured Output for Agent Reliability

Master how modern AI agents ensure reliability through controlled generation—from JSON schemas to grammar constraints and finite-state machines.
14 Nov 2025

Verification and Validation Loops for Agent Reliability Through Runtime Checks

Learn how modern AI agents use verification and validation loops to ensure output quality, catch errors at runtime, and build reliable production systems.
14 Nov 2025

Write Engineering Investment Cases, Not Technical Proposals

The difference between senior and staff-level engineering leaders often comes down to one skill: the ability to transla...
13 Nov 2025

Design for Disaggregation and the Hidden Art of Scaling

Most engineering managers think about scaling by adding more people. Elite EMs think about scaling by designing systems...
13 Nov 2025

Symbolic Reasoning and Neural-Symbolic Integration in AI Agents

Modern AI agents face a fundamental challenge: how to combine the pattern-matching prowess of neural networks with the ...
12 Nov 2025

Contextual Bandits for Balancing Exploration and Exploitation in Real-Time

Master contextual bandits—the algorithm behind personalized recommendations, A/B testing, and adaptive agents. Learn how to balance exploration and exploitation in real-time decision-making.
12 Nov 2025

Manage Your Teams Cognitive Load Budget

Most engineering managers obsess over headcount, sprint capacity, and story points. But the most critical resource you'...
11 Nov 2025

Human-in-the-Loop Agents for Bridging Autonomy and Oversight

Master the patterns and practices of human-in-the-loop agent systems that balance automation with human judgment
11 Nov 2025

Manage Signal-to-Noise - The Hidden Cost of Organizational Chatter

The most underrated skill in scaling engineering organizations isn't hiring faster or building better processes—it's **...
11 Nov 2025

The Architecture is the Prompt - Guiding AI with Hexagonal Design

As developers, we've all felt the frustration. You have a well-structured repository with clear patterns, but the new A...