Gaurav Barwalia

Hey there, I'm Gaurav

Electrical engineer by education, data engineer by profession,generalist by heart.

I build data platforms for a living and can't stop tinkering the rest of the time — agents, embedded boards, half-finished robots, whatever catches my attention.

This is where all of it lands: code, writing, videos, experiments. Have a look around.

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Gaurav Barwalia

Everything I've been making

Newest first

Projects, posts, videos, experiments — one list, so nothing gets buried in a tab nobody clicks.

ProjectSnowPro Core PrepA self-hosted exam-prep platform for the SnowPro Core certification — markdown study content, a quiz engine with readiness tracking, and an MCP server for conversational quizzing.Live site →WritingSnapCompact: instant, local compactionA short write-up on state-of-the-art compaction, and why doing it locally changes what you can get away with.LinkedIn →Open sourcenoobGB/snowpro-core-prepThe source behind the prep platform — TypeScript, React and an MCP server, all in the open.GitHub →VideoA thing I built, explained on cameraPlaceholder row pointing at your video — swap in the real title and a line of description.YouTube →AnswerAn answer worth keepingSomething I explained once on Quora and keep sending people back to.Quora →BlogThe notebookOlder, longer, rougher writing — kept around because some of it still holds up.Read →

In progress

Agentic AI

Autonomous and semi-autonomous systems that plan and act, not just answer.

In progress

Physical AI

AI that perceives and acts in the world — smart-home automation and firmware today, robotics and edge AI next.

Off the clock

The generalist part isn't a tagline. It's how I end up learning most of what I know.

Home automation

Boards, sensors and firmware around the house.

Robotics

Slowly teaching motors to behave.

Photography

Mostly hills, water and the odd good light.

Trekking

Best ideas arrive somewhere on the way up.

Cooking

A system with fast feedback loops and dinner at the end.

Reading & music

One in the background of the other.

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Ideas, collaborations, or a hard data problem you're stuck on — my inbox is open.

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