Tristan Kilhwan Chai

Software Architecture, Node.js, Python, Docker, Redis, MySQL, pgvector, Cloudflare Tunnel, Linux, Bash

Optimizing local RAG pipelines, fine-tuning hybrid AI routing algorithms, and exploring the boundaries of self-hosted observability on compact hardware.

Building a production-grade, self-hosted AI messaging and RAG platform from scratch on a Rocky Linux mini PC, pushing hardware to its absolute limits.

Architecture reviews, open-source collaborations on self-hosted labs, and technical discussions about FinOps realism, backend scalability, and AI pipeline integration.