About

Hi, I am Nimit. I work as a software engineer at D. E. Shaw, and most of my time goes into backend and infrastructure things. I did my engineering from NIT Hamirpur, and that is where coding really became a habit for me. In college I used to solve a lot of problems on Codeforces. I do not do that anymore, but the fun of breaking my head over a problem is still there.

What I like these days

I like learning and reading. One book I really enjoyed is Designing Data-Intensive Applications, and I keep going back to it. I also spend a lot of time on Hacker News, and that is what pushed me to start writing my own blog.

Lately I have been curious about LLMs. I wanted to know how they actually work inside, not just call an API and move on, so I read and learnt a good deal about it. Then I wanted to run one myself. I deployed a Qwen model on rented GPUs using vLLM, and doing it end to end taught me more than any blog post could. I have also set up my own Hermes agent, and it is slowly becoming a part of my daily routine.

Outside of code

I go to the gym regularly. It keeps my head clear, and after a full day in front of a screen, lifting something heavy feels very good.

I like games a lot. Assassin’s Creed is my favourite series, I love the history and the feeling of just wandering around those old cities. I also used to play a lot of Counter-Strike. I was MG2 in the CS:GO days, and I have not played much since CS2 came, nothing has really pulled me in like that. If you have a game recommendation, send it to me.

About this site

I know writing a blog in the age of AI sounds a bit old school. But I will write the articles on my own, in my own words, and share what I learn along the way. I hope some of it is useful, and some of it is fun for you. Mistakes will be there, so please excuse them. If you want to talk, you can find me on the links on the home page.