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Building ForgeDocAI: from OCR to understanding

A behind-the-scenes look at how we combine optical character recognition with generative AI to turn messy documents into structured, actionable data — and the guardrails we built for accuracy.

Engineering·8 min read

AllAICloudDataProductEngineeringSecurity

Artificial Intelligence

Practical prompt patterns for enterprise apps

Reliable, testable ways to use LLMs inside real products.

6 minAI

CLOUD

Cloud

Designing for scale on Kubernetes

Principles for systems that stay reliable as they grow.

8 minCloud

DATA

Data Engineering

Modern data platforms with BigQuery

ETL pipelines and analytics teams actually trust.

5 minData

SEC

Security

Security by design, in practice

How we bake security into the SDLC from day one.

7 minSecurity

SAAS

Product

What makes a SaaS product feel simple

Design decisions that reduce cognitive load.

4 minProduct

DEVOPS

Engineering

CI/CD pipelines that ship confidence

Automation that lets teams deploy without fear.

6 minDevOps

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Notes fromthe forge.