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Engineer, thinker, writer, photographer. Building in Sydney. This is the system.
I build with code, think with clarity, and write with intensity.
I'm Avi — a staff engineer in Sydney, a Telugu writer, a photographer, and someone who can't live as just one thing. This site is the full picture: engineering, mental models, Telugu poetry, photography, and the immigrant experience of building a life in a country that wasn't home.
Build. Think. Write. Not three separate activities — one way of moving through the world. Better thinking produces better building. Better writing clarifies thinking. Building surfaces problems that thinking can solve.
What's Here
| Section | What you'll find |
|---|---|
| Engineering | TypeScript, AI, design systems, architecture — real patterns from shipping at Atlassian, Bugcrowd, Weel |
| Notes | Books I've read and how they shaped my thinking |
| Thinkish | Nine mental models and wellness tools for clearer decisions |
| నిశ్శబ్దం | Telugu poetry, stories, and creative writing |
| Labs | Thinki.sh, Interview Prep — working products |
| aviLens | Photography journey — Sony A6400, learning to see differently |
Right Now
- Staff engineering at Weel — full-stack TypeScript, design systems, AI-native features
- Building Thinki.sh — preventive thinking tools and frameworks
- Writing new Telugu short stories for Nishabdham
- Reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman
- Shooting with the Sony A6400 — street, nature, family
The Identity Underneath
I'm a Telugu-speaking immigrant engineer in Sydney. Most personal sites pick one descriptor and organise around it. I tried that — the result felt like a lie. The engineer without the immigrant context. The immigrant without the engineer's tools. The Telugu writer without the product builder's urgency.
This site holds the full picture. That's why it's built as a docs site — a living system, not a chronological record. Pages update. Sections grow.
Where TypeScript and Telugu poetry coexist.