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Hi, I'm Jason Yang

Hi, I'm Jason Yang

Hello — I’m Jason Yang, a senior software engineer with over 17 years of experience building enterprise-grade backend systems across telecommunications, healthcare, and cloud environments.

I launched this blog in November 2025 to document real-world engineering lessons from production systems — not theory, not recycled tutorials, but practical knowledge gained from designing, debugging, and scaling real software.

Most articles are based on actual implementation experience — including performance testing, architecture trade-offs, and production incident handling.

Why I Write

Engineering knowledge compounds when shared clearly. I write to:

  • Break down complex systems into understandable concepts
  • Share real debugging and performance insights
  • Document lessons learned from production environments
  • Help engineers think beyond tutorials and toward architecture

If you are building real systems — not just demo projects — this blog is for you.

Connect With Me

I’m based in Calgary, Canada, and currently focused on backend architecture, AI-enabled systems, and scalable cloud services.

— Jason Yang

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What This Blog Covers

Backend & System Design

Backend engineering with Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs — plus distributed systems, architecture trade-offs, and system design lessons from production.

Cloud, DevOps & AI

Cloud deployment, DevOps practices, and integrating AI into real production workflows — including hands-on notes from Claude Code and other LLM tooling.

Linux & Developer Tools

Practical Linux fixes, homelab setups, and the editors, terminals, and utilities that make day-to-day engineering faster.