# Mpho Mphego's Blog

> Personal technical blog by Mpho Mphego, an AI Software Engineer and Technical Lead. Covers Python, DevOps, AWS, AI/ML, Docker, Kubernetes, and practical engineering workflows.

## About

- Author: Mpho Mphego
- URL: https://blog.mphomphego.co.za
- GitHub: https://github.com/mmphego
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mphomphego
- Topics: Python, Docker, DevOps, AWS, AI, Machine Learning, Kubernetes, Linux, Data Engineering, CI/CD, Observability

## Key Content Areas

### AI & Machine Learning
Posts on LLM observability, AI coding skills automation, agent frameworks (A2A, Google ADK), and practical ML engineering.

### DevOps & Infrastructure
Docker containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Jenkins CI/CD, GitHub Actions workflows, Helm charts, and infrastructure as code.

### Python Development
Tips, tricks, and best practices for Python development including async patterns, testing with pytest, linting with ruff, and package management with uv.

### AWS & Cloud
AWS services (Bedrock, EKS, Athena, S3, EC2), data lake architecture, SSO configuration, and cloud-native development.

### Data Engineering
MSSQL to data lake extraction, data quality verification, SQL code quality enforcement with SQLFluff, and data warehouse patterns.

## Recent Posts

- How I Built 20+ Custom AI Coding Skills to Automate My Entire Engineering Workflow
- How I Simplified LLM Telemetry Using Dual-Destination Observability Without Performance Degradation
- How to Enforce SQL Code Quality using SQLFluff Pre-Commit and GitHub Actions
- How An EC2 Instance Became My Go-To Remote Development Solution
- How to automate Jira and Confluence using Python

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