Sandeep Singh
Sandeep

Sandeep Singh

Backend & AI Engineer

Learning

What I'm reading
and building toward.

I learn by shipping, not reading. But every builder needs a reading list. Here's mine — honest and in progress.

Reading list
Personal Growth
In Progress

Atomic Habits

James Clear

"Small systems compound into big results — already applying habit-stacking and implementation intention frameworks to my engineering routine."

Personal Growth
Completed

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl

"Frankl's account of finding purpose in the worst conditions reframes how I think about motivation and meaning in work. Essential reading."

Personal Growth
Completed

The Secret

Rhonda Byrne

"A foundational read on mindset and the law of attraction. Changed how I approach goals and the energy I bring to building things."

Backend
Planned

Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann

"The definitive book on distributed systems, databases, and data pipelines. Essential context for anyone building scalable backends."

AI/ML
Planned

Designing Machine Learning Systems

Chip Huyen

"Production ML pipelines, data loops, and deployment. Directly relevant to building reliable RAG and LLM systems at scale."

Backend
Planned

Architecture Patterns with Python

Harry Percival and Bob Gregory

"Domain-driven design, CQRS, and event-driven architecture in Python. Exactly what you need for building maintainable FastAPI systems."

Career
Planned

Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

Will Larson

"The natural next read for a Technical Lead thinking about the Staff+ trajectory. Covers archetypes, influence, and technical strategy."

Engineering
Planned

The Pragmatic Programmer

David Thomas and Andrew Hunt

"Timeless principles on writing better software. DRY, orthogonality, and automation are as relevant today as ever."

Data
Planned

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

Joe Reis and Matt Housley

"Covers the full data engineering lifecycle — ingestion, storage, transformation. Useful context for building robust AI data pipelines."

AI/ML
Planned

Building LLM Powered Applications

Valentina Alto

"Practical coverage of RAG patterns, prompt engineering, and LLM application architecture. Directly maps to your current stack."

Courses and resources

A public log of what I'm studying and shipping — courses, videos, and resources that shaped how I build.

ETA: Coming soon