QA engineer turned systems thinker using AI agents to pressure-test infrastructure, markets, and travel routines.
-### Elsewhere +## Background -- [GitHub](https://github.com/jackmeson1) -- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiajun-liang-qa/) -- [Email](mailto:jli785330@gmail.com) +- 3+ years testing authentication and networking at Fortinet across LDAP, Kerberos, and HTTP/2/3 stacks. +- Built automation with Python, Ansible, and CI pipelines to keep complex systems observable. +- Apply reliability instincts to infrastructure, markets, and how I move through cities. + +## What I'm iterating on now + +### Using agents as research copilots + +- Chain AI agents to map energy markets, emerging infra, and the capital powering datacenter growth. +- Capture experiments in code, small bets, and daily routines instead of overfitting to one big project. + +### Systems & code + +- Leveling up containerization, observability, and end-to-end testing with Docker, Kubernetes, and Playwright. +- Turning QA rigor into tooling that shortens feedback loops for small, distributed teams. + +### Travel & inner work + +- Designing travel operating systems that protect deep work while staying curious in new cities. +- Tracking how meditation and breathwork influence focus, decision speed, and writing cadence. + +## Why I write + +To learn in public, connect with other systems thinkers, and build shared maps of how software, capital, and travel reinforce each other. + +## Now + +- **Location:** Vancouver, BC +- **Active projects:** Digital garden overhaul, automated market memos, and power-grid data sourcing. +- **Practices:** Daily writing sprints, interval training, and Vipassana sits. + +QA engineer turned systems thinker using AI agents to pressure-test infrastructure, markets, and travel routines.
-## 🎓 Background +## Background -- M.Eng., Peking University · M.Sc., University of Victoria +- 3+ years testing authentication and networking at Fortinet across LDAP, Kerberos, and HTTP/2/3 stacks. +- Built automation with Python, Ansible, and CI pipelines to keep complex systems observable. +- Apply reliability instincts to infrastructure, markets, and how I move through cities. -## 💡 Why This Site +## What I'm iterating on now -To create space for cross-disciplinary learning—technical craft, finance frameworks, travel systems, and mind practices—captured in public. +### Using agents as research copilots -## 📍 Now +- Chain AI agents to map energy markets, emerging infra, and the capital powering datacenter growth. +- Capture experiments in code, small bets, and daily routines instead of overfitting to one big project. -- **Location**: Vancouver · **Learning**: Docker, Kubernetes, Playwright +### Systems & code -*Last updated: {{ site.time | date: "%b %d, %Y" }}* +- Leveling up containerization, observability, and end-to-end testing with Docker, Kubernetes, and Playwright. +- Turning QA rigor into tooling that shortens feedback loops for small, distributed teams. -## 📬 Connect +### Travel & inner work -Email: [jli785330@gmail.com](mailto:jli785330@gmail.com) · GitHub: [jackmeson1](https://github.com/jackmeson1) · LinkedIn: [jiajun-liang](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiajun-liang-qa/) +- Designing travel operating systems that protect deep work while staying curious in new cities. +- Tracking how meditation and breathwork influence focus, decision speed, and writing cadence. -**Want my full resume?** View on LinkedIn or download the CV. +## Why I write + +To learn in public, connect with other systems thinkers, and build shared maps of how software, capital, and travel reinforce each other. + +## Now + +- **Location:** Vancouver, BC +- **Active projects:** Digital garden overhaul, automated market memos, and power-grid data sourcing. +- **Practices:** Daily writing sprints, interval training, and Vipassana sits. + +QA engineer who thinks in systems, using AI copilots to explore markets, energy, and infrastructure—not to chase buzzwords.
+ +## Background + +- 3+ years testing authentication and networking at Fortinet across LDAP, Kerberos, and HTTP/2/3 stacks. +- Built automation with Python, Ansible, and CI pipelines to keep complex systems observable. +- Apply reliability instincts to infrastructure, markets, and the way I move through cities. + +## Now (Vancouver, BC) + +- Using AI tools to research whatever I'm curious about—markets, energy, and system design. +- Testing ideas through code, small bets, and daily routines instead of overexplaining case studies. +- Writing notes to separate what actually works from what just sounds good. + +## Why I write + +To learn in public, connect with fellow systems thinkers, and compare maps of how software, capital, and travel reinforce each other. + +QA engineer turned systems thinker using AI agents to pressure-test infrastructure, markets, and travel routines.
- -## Background - -- 3+ years testing authentication and networking at Fortinet across LDAP, Kerberos, and HTTP/2/3 stacks. -- Built automation with Python, Ansible, and CI pipelines to keep complex systems observable. -- Apply reliability instincts to infrastructure, markets, and how I move through cities. - -## What I'm iterating on now - -### Using agents as research copilots - -- Chain AI agents to map energy markets, emerging infra, and the capital powering datacenter growth. -- Capture experiments in code, small bets, and daily routines instead of overfitting to one big project. - -### Systems & code - -- Leveling up containerization, observability, and end-to-end testing with Docker, Kubernetes, and Playwright. -- Turning QA rigor into tooling that shortens feedback loops for small, distributed teams. - -### Travel & inner work - -- Designing travel operating systems that protect deep work while staying curious in new cities. -- Tracking how meditation and breathwork influence focus, decision speed, and writing cadence. - -## Why I write - -To learn in public, connect with other systems thinkers, and build shared maps of how software, capital, and travel reinforce each other. - -## Now - -- **Location:** Vancouver, BC -- **Active projects:** Digital garden overhaul, automated market memos, and power-grid data sourcing. -- **Practices:** Daily writing sprints, interval training, and Vipassana sits. - -QA engineer turned systems thinker using AI agents to pressure-test infrastructure, markets, and travel routines.
- -## Background - -- 3+ years testing authentication and networking at Fortinet across LDAP, Kerberos, and HTTP/2/3 stacks. -- Built automation with Python, Ansible, and CI pipelines to keep complex systems observable. -- Apply reliability instincts to infrastructure, markets, and how I move through cities. - -## What I'm iterating on now - -### Using agents as research copilots - -- Chain AI agents to map energy markets, emerging infra, and the capital powering datacenter growth. -- Capture experiments in code, small bets, and daily routines instead of overfitting to one big project. - -### Systems & code - -- Leveling up containerization, observability, and end-to-end testing with Docker, Kubernetes, and Playwright. -- Turning QA rigor into tooling that shortens feedback loops for small, distributed teams. - -### Travel & inner work - -- Designing travel operating systems that protect deep work while staying curious in new cities. -- Tracking how meditation and breathwork influence focus, decision speed, and writing cadence. - -## Why I write - -To learn in public, connect with other systems thinkers, and build shared maps of how software, capital, and travel reinforce each other. - -## Now - -- **Location:** Vancouver, BC -- **Active projects:** Digital garden overhaul, automated market memos, and power-grid data sourcing. -- **Practices:** Daily writing sprints, interval training, and Vipassana sits. - -