Karim VarelaRaising a Kid is Just Like Building a StartupEver caught yourself in the midst of a 2 AM diaper change, and suddenly had the epiphany that this whole parenting thing feels strangely…Sep 14, 20231Sep 14, 20231
Karim VarelainFanAI EngineeringFanAI Tech Interview ProcessI like to treat every process like a product that we can iterate on and improve. The interview process is no exception. So at the end of…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Karim VarelainFanAI EngineeringThe Backend Tech Stack at FanAIFanAI is a company built around data, loads of it. In this post, we’ll discuss the infrastructure we’ve put in place to handle big dJun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Karim VarelainFanAI EngineeringInfosec at FanAIInformation security is important for any business because if your security is poor, hackers can get in and disrupt your business, steal…Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Karim VarelainFanAI EngineeringAPI Testing & Monitoring at FanAIThis is the story of how we’ve stood up API testing and monitoring at FanAI. We don’t yet have a dedicated test engineer so the…Feb 5, 2020Feb 5, 2020
Karim VarelainFanAI EngineeringIntro to FanAI EngineeringI’m excited to introduce you to FanAI and the challenges we face as an engineering organization! For those of you who aren’t familiar with…Jan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020
Karim VarelainSafara EngineeringWiring up TypeORM with ServerlessWell, I’ve gotten as much system, app, and database design out of the way as I’m probably going to in order to get to our v1 launch of…Jul 16, 20188Jul 16, 20188
Karim VarelainSafara EngineeringAn Experiment in ServerlessFirst, a picture for those who just want to see the architecture:Jul 13, 20183Jul 13, 20183
Karim VarelainSafara EngineeringIntro to Roam Tech BlogWelcome to the inaugural posting for the Roam tech blog. On this blog, we will highlight the plans, feats, and accomplishments of the Roam…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Karim VarelaNew gig with RoamCouple weeks late, but better late than never. I joined a new startup called Roam as CTO and cofounder. I’m really excited about it because…Jul 1, 20181Jul 1, 20181
