Hi, I'm Baalu (Balakoteswara Reddy Mukkara), a Senior Solution Technical Architect with 27 years in IT. I've spent my career making complex systems talk to each other: airport operations, telecom billing, government platforms, payments, and e-commerce. Real-time systems, where failure isn't an option. My core stack is Java, SOA and enterprise integration (messaging, APIs, and microservices), and Azure cloud. These days, I'm deep into AI engineering: building AI agents and RAG systems with Python and shipping code with coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor. I'm a builder at heart. I love taking something that looks complicated, breaking it down, and showing how it really works in production. That's what my courses are about: clear fundamentals, real-world examples, and the "why" behind every design decision. Whether you're starting out or moving toward an architect role, let's build something real together.