The Aimee Systems Blog

Insights, tutorials, and perspectives from our team on software engineering, cloud, AI, and building great products.

Feb 10, 2026 Engineering

Why We Chose a Monorepo (And Don't Regret It)

A deep dive into our decision to consolidate multiple projects into a single repository, the tooling we use, and the lessons we've learned along the way.

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Jan 28, 2026 AI

Practical RAG: Building a Knowledge Base Chatbot

How we built an internal Q&A assistant using Retrieval-Augmented Generation — architecture decisions, embedding strategies, and what we'd do differently.

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Jan 15, 2026 Cloud

Cutting Our AWS Bill by 40% Without Sacrificing Performance

A walkthrough of the cost optimizations we applied across EC2, RDS, and S3 — including reserved instances, right-sizing, and spot fleet strategies.

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Dec 20, 2025 Design

Designing for Accessibility: Beyond the Checklist

Accessibility isn't just compliance — it's good design. Here's how we've woven inclusive practices into every stage of our design process.

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Dec 5, 2025 Engineering

The Case for Boring Technology

Shiny isn't always better. Why we lean toward proven, well-understood tools — and when it makes sense to reach for something new.

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Nov 18, 2025 Culture

How We Run Engineering Standups (Without the Pain)

Async-first, focused, and actually useful. Our approach to keeping the team aligned without wasting anyone's morning.

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