Hi, I'm Shad Khan.

Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft on the Foundry Inferencing and Training team.
AI, programming, practical notes, and hard-won workflows.

Agentic Workflows That Survive Contact

Published: May 9, 2026 5 min read

A practical way to keep AI coding sessions grounded in tests, checkpoints, and small reversible decisions.
Small Models, Big Systems

Published: Apr 18, 2026 4 min read

Why the most reliable AI features often come from ordinary product engineering around the model.
Notes On Fast Feedback Loops

Published: Mar 22, 2026 6 min read

A short field guide to making local development faster without making the system stranger.

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