About me
I’m Cherie Quek, and I write here about building with agents.
I’m a software engineer at Microsoft working on architecture and technical strategy for agentic systems.
Two things sit at the root of how I work: curiosity and kindness. Curiosity about what engineering becomes when agents do more of the building, and what “good” means when the systems we build aren’t deterministic. Kindness as setting others up for success, since the durable part of the work is what people can do afterwards.
The part I care about most is the people side: mentoring, and nudging other women in tech to take up a bit more space than they think they’re allowed to.
I’m usually someone who likes to stay behind the scenes, so writing in public is me taking my own advice. I like to start small, prove it, then grow it, and to show the work rather than argue for it. This series is one example. I write here to share what I’m learning and to compare notes with anyone working through the same shift.
Say hello
If you’re working through this shift too, whether you’re all in, just starting out or not convinced yet, I’d like to hear how it’s going for you.