Interactive Demo
3D Snake Game: WebGL Physics Demo
A playable 3D snake game built with Three.js and Cannon.js physics engine. Use arrow keys or touch controls to play!
Hi, I'm Manav Dahra
Backend Engineer & AI Interpretability Enthusiast
Exploring the depths of software engineering and AI safety through mechanistic interpretability. Sharing insights from a decade of building distributed systems and recent deep dives into understanding how AI models really work.
Latest Posts
Software Engineering
Understanding DynamoDB: Design Patterns for Scale
Deep dive into DynamoDB design patterns learned from building systems that serve millions of users.
AI Interpretability
Mechanistic Interpretability: A Practical Introduction
An introduction to mechanistic interpretability and why understanding model internals matters for AI safety.
What I Write About
Software Engineering
Distributed systems, microservices architecture, databases, and building scalable applications that serve millions of users.
AI Interpretability
Mechanistic interpretability, transformer circuits, AI safety research, and understanding what happens inside neural networks.
System Design
Real-world architectural patterns, performance optimization, and lessons learned from building production systems.
Deep Learning
PyTorch, transformers, reinforcement learning, and practical applications of machine learning in production.