hello, i'm
Sheikh Zubair
engineering systems, chasing light
Software engineer passionate about system design and distributed systems, machine learning practitioner, and hobby photographer. I write about things I build and learn.
First Landscape Shoot · Sony A7 IV · 24-70mm f/2.8
Software Engineering
Deep dives into distributed systems, architecture patterns, and engineering best practices.
Machine Learning & AI
Practical ML, model building, research paper breakdowns, and AI engineering.
Photography
Visual stories from behind the lens: landscapes, street, and beyond.
Recent posts
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Welcome to My Blog
Starting fresh with Astro, Tailwind CSS, and Cloudflare Workers — here's why and how.
SYSTEM DESIGN
System Design Fundamentals: Where to Start
A practical guide to approaching system design problems, covering scalability, reliability, and trade-offs.
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
ML Fundamentals: Bias-Variance Tradeoff
Understanding one of the most important concepts in machine learning — the bias-variance tradeoff and how it guides model selection.