Python
APIs, data, automation, and the workhorse behind many of my projects.
· The personal hearth of
Nandeep Mali
Programmer, builder, and curious tinkerer.
Wandering the realms where code, circuits, and imagination meet.
I make sturdy software, explore strange ideas, and help good people bring their projects to life. Pull up a chair — there is always something brewing.
Available for thoughtful collaborations
☘Keeper of the craftcode · curiosity · community✺
· The adventurer’s kit
A few of my favourite tools
I
Path of the maker
Programming
JavaScript
Dashboards, web interfaces, and the interactive side of software.
Data & APIs
Pandas, Django, Flask, Redis, PostgreSQL, and useful data flows.
II
Path of the keeper
Infrastructure
Linux
The foundation for servers, development environments, and self-hosting.
Docker
Packaging applications and services so they can travel cleanly.
Kubernetes
Running services across the homelab and production environments.
III
Path of the curious
Craft & curiosity
Big data
Spark, PySpark, and distributed processing for making large datasets useful.
Local AI
Experimenting with self-hosted models using llama.cpp and capable hardware.
Electronics
Hardware, sensors, Arduino, and interactive work at the physical edge.
Teaching
Making programming fundamentals and complex systems easier to approach.
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· A little lore
Years of making things
with good people.
From hardware shops and interactive art to telephony, data platforms, and production infrastructure — I’ve always liked learning how the whole machine works. These days, I’m especially interested in tools that make complex things feel human.
Read my full work history →18+years building
∞curious projects
· From the journal
Notes from the road
Aug 27, 2026
Adventures with PCIe speeds, topology and RCCL for LLM inference
I recently had the privilege to upgrade my main workstation with two more GPUs. With this, I had to figure out how to...
Read note ↗Aug 23, 2026Optimizing CPU-only inference for better performance
I recently came upon a use case where I needed a small LLM model to generate summaries and parse some messaging data....
Read note ↗Aug 14, 2026Welcome to the hearth
A small introduction to this new corner of the internet, and the kinds of things I hope to leave here.
Read note ↗