9 min read
Reverse Proxy, Load Balancer, and API Gateway: What They Do and When to Use Them
A practical guide to the benefits of reverse proxies, load balancers, and API gateways, with clear rules for when and how to use each one.
MBAKAYOKO
Senior Full-Stack Developer | AI Engineer | Freelance Consultant
I design and ship reliable AI, cloud, and full-stack platforms for ambitious teams. 10+ years turning complex systems into products that scale.
- AI Systems
- Cloud Platforms
- Product Engineering
What I Do
AI Agents
Building and deploying production AI agents and multi-agent systems. Exploring agentic architectures for real-world automation.
Cloud Architecture
Designing scalable cloud-native applications on GCP and AWS. Migrating infrastructure, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability.
Full-Stack Engineering
Crafting modern applications with TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Angular, React, and Svelte. 10+ years shipping products at scale.
Latest Posts
9 min read
Getting Visibility in Your Deployed Platform: Monitoring, Logging, and Error Tracking
A practical blueprint for seeing what your deployed platform is doing with Sentry, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, and Terraform.
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A Practical Guide to Fine-Tuning AI Models
Fine-tuning is the highest-leverage skill most developers are still outsourcing to a blog post they read six months ago. Here is a hands-on guide —...