Hello, happy Monday! We often imagine “adding AI” means reinventing our entire stack. But what if you could bring intelligence into your backend, without rebuilding it? This week in my weekly tech series on Medium about how I engineer impacts, I explored a pragmatic approach for modern engineers: - Why AI Middleware is the missing layer between APIs and systems. - How to design a “reasoning layer” that learns context and makes smarter decisions. If you’re building enterprise APIs, integrations, or just experimenting with AI; this one's for you. Have a quick read, here: https://lnkd.in/gJ-eUjuh Always here to hear you if you have worked on similar challenges or for a simple chat over a cup of coffee ;) Hashtags: #AIEngineering #BackendDevelopment #SystemDesign #SpringBoot #EnterpriseAI #Middleware #SoftwareArchitecture #FullStackDevelopment #APIs
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