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Engineering notes from the House Edge team.
Why 65% of AI agent incidents are preventable
Almost no agent incident comes from the model getting it wrong. It comes from the perimeter the team drew around it.
Read moreWhat "zero tolerance for failure" actually means in gambling & gaming
In real-time betting, a two-second bug is an incorrect settlement on real money. The difference is not complexity, it is the window.
Read moreInside Torq-E: measuring velocity without lying with story points
Story points per sprint measure activity, not progress. What matters is what can be traced end to end without anyone reconstructing it from memory.
Read moreThe real cost of a senior AI engineer in the US vs. a forward deployed squad
$206,000 is the number nobody puts in the hiring proposal: salary, recruiter fees and the ramp-up months. And that is just the first hire.
Read moreWhy we certify our team as Claude Certified Architects
Anyone can put "AI experts" on a landing page. Very few teams can show a verifiable certification in how they design production systems.
Read moreWhat "forward deployed" actually means
Embedded squads are not staff augmentation. A note on how we structure engagements and why accountability sits with us.
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