Templates
Reusable, fill-in-the-blank artifacts for real LLM engineering work. Copy, fill, ship. These are the documents senior engineers produce — using them in your portfolio signals production maturity.
| # | Template | Use when | Pairs with |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Model Selection Memo | Choosing/justifying a model | Phase 5, cheatsheet 04 |
| 02 | Evaluation Plan | Defining how you measure a feature | Phase 12 |
| 03 | RAG Design Doc | Designing a RAG system | Phase 9, cheatsheet 14 |
| 04 | Incident Runbook | Operating in production | Phase 7.10 |
| 05 | Cost Model | Proving unit economics | Phase 15.05, cheatsheet 18 |
| 06 | Security & Compliance Checklist | Pre-launch / enterprise review | Phase 14, cheatsheet 17 |
| 07 | PRD / MVP Spec | Scoping a product/feature | Phase 15.04 |
| 08 | Architecture Decision Record (ADR) | Recording a key decision | All phases |
| 09 | Prompt / System-Prompt Template | Designing prompts safely | Phase 14.01, cheatsheet 07 |
| 10 | System Design Doc | Designing an LLM system (interviews + work) | interview-prep/ |
How to use
- In work: copy the template into your repo/PR; fill it; review it. It forces the right questions (cost, latency, eval, safety).
- In interviews: the System Design Doc and ADR formats are exactly what system-design rounds expect — practice filling them (interview-prep/).
- In your portfolio: a filled model-selection memo + eval plan + cost model + security checklist for one project signals you operate like a senior engineer.