Sarman Aulakh
Building AI for equipment at Chasi. Ex-Tesla. UWaterloo Computer Engineering. I ship products, write code, and occasionally write about it.
Day one at YC W26
What I Do
AI & Product
Building AI-powered products for the equipment industry. From idea to shipped product.
Full-Stack
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python. End-to-end systems built for scale and speed.
Startups
YC-backed founder. Tesla alumni. Shipping fast, iterating faster, building what matters.
Recent Writing
View all →How We Recovered Lost Data Using Postgres Backups on Railway
A step-by-step guide to duplicating a Railway Postgres database from a backup without touching production — the volume-swapping technique that saved our data.
HTTP Methods Explained: A Zoo Management Story
Learn GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE through the story of building a zoo management system — with practical examples, performance tips, and the nuances that actually matter.
Docker Demystified: The Practical Guide for 2022
Everything you need to get productive with Docker — from pulling images and running containers to writing Dockerfiles, optimizing builds with caching, and orchestrating multi-container apps with Docker Compose.