Principles · · 3 min read
Boring tech on purpose: choosing an AI-predictable stack
Why I deliberately picked a boring, conventional stack for this site — and how "predictable to an AI agent" became a real, defensible selection criterion.
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Technical · · 2 min read
Elastic CI on Spot VMs: a build note
A short walk-through of my per-build Jenkins-on-GCP-Spot POC — the setup, the one decision that made it fast, and why preemption is a non-event.
Technical · · 4 min read
Server-side share images with NestJS, BullMQ and GCS
How I render dynamic social share images in a background worker — and the duplicate-render race condition that only showed up under real load.
Leadership · · 5 min read
The CTO’s Dilemma: Balancing Speed, Quality, and Innovation in Product Development
Every CTO faces a fundamental challenge: how to deliver innovative products quickly while maintaining high quality and scalable architecture. Move too fast, and you risk accumulating technical debt.
Principles · · 4 min read
How We Scaled a Fintech Platform from MVP to Enterprise-Level Solution
Scaling a fintech platform from an MVP to an enterprise-level solution is no small feat. It requires balancing speed, security, and compliance while maintaining seamless user experiences.
Principles · · 4 min read
How I Designed a Scalable Architecture to Double Revenue in Just 4 Months
When I joined Atadi as CTO, the company was experiencing some user complaints on transaction proccesing and revenue seem reach a limitation. With my experience in system optimization in the past…
Leadership · · 4 min read
The Art of Balancing Innovation and Stability in a Tech Startup
In the fast-paced world of tech startups, innovation is the driving force behind differentiation and growth. However, as startups scale, maintaining stability becomes just as critical.
Leadership · · 5 min read
Hiring for Innovation: How to Build a High-Performing Engineering Team
Hiring the right engineering team is one of the most critical challenges for any CTO. In a world where technology evolves rapidly, assembling a team that can balance innovation with execution is…
Principles · · 4 min read
Breaking Down System Reliability: A playbook for Building Resilient Infrastructure
In today’s digital landscape, system reliability is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. Whether you’re running a fintech platform, an AI driven service, or an enterprise SaaS product, downtime and…
Principles · · 4 min read
The Hidden Cost of Technical Debt: How to Build Future-Proof Systems Without Slowing Down Innovation
Technical debt is an unavoidable reality in software development. Whether its a quick fix to meet a deadline or a tradeoff made in the name of speed, every engineering team accumulates some form…
Principles · · 5 min read
Microservices vs. Monolith: The Right Choice for Growing Startups
One of the most critical decisions a startup must make is choosing the right architecture to support its growth. The debate between monolithic and microservices architectures is ongoing, with…
Leadership · · 3 min read
Global Fintech Expansion: Challenges and Opportunities
In the past few years, I have had the opportunity to implement fintech lending solutions across multiple Asian markets, including India, Vietnam, and Indonesia
Principles · · 4 min read
How Tech Startups Compete with Industry Giants
When I joined Atadi.vn in 2016, the company was still a young startup in the online travel industry, specializing in low-cost flight bookings in Vietnam.