About Me
I am Chidinma Kalu, a software engineer based in Amsterdam, focused on backend and distributed systems.
I write to understand systems more deeply - not just how they work, but where they break, how they behave under real-world constraints, and why they are designed that way.
This is not just a tutorial blog. It’s a place to think through complex systems, in public.
Most pieces focus on distributed systems, data systems, and the trade-offs that show up when theory meets production. They build mental models, explore failure modes, and connect abstractions to the decisions real systems force you to make.
If you’re an engineer who cares about how systems behave under pressure, you’ll feel at home here.