Jun 10
When Metrics Reward AI Usage Instead of Real Work
Amazon recently shut down an internal AI usage leaderboard called KiroRank after employees reportedly started optimizing for the leaderboard instead ...
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Writing
Notes on systems, LLMs, and the industry building them.
I'm Wenhao, a software engineer. I write up system design problems I've worked through, what I'm learning about LLMs, notes from shipping side projects like ResumeMatch, and the occasional take on layoffs and where the industry is heading.
22 postsSince 2025
Apr 3
Layoffs Aren’t Random. Companies Just Can’t Measure Real Value
How performance systems break at scale—and why layoffs become blunt resets I kept seeing layoffs happen and something didn’t add up. Strong engine...
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