Dec 2024 – Jul 2025 · 7 mos · Remote · Remote

• Conducted 50+ technical interviews for software and AI positions,
• Improving hiring turnaround time

Dec 2022 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Owned the development of Zepto’s new catalogue service, enhancing product views in home, cart and order pages, reducing response times by 60% and improving customer experience.
• Led the restructuring of the catalogue stack from a monolith to a microservice, designing the technical architecture and aligning system capabilities with product strategy.
• Optimised database schemas and selected databases through proof-of-concepts, reducing cron job overhead and increasing operational efficiency.
• Boosted software performance by conducting code analysis, identifying bottlenecks and improving API response times from 1 second to under 100ms, enabling faster product discovery and higher conversions.
• Conducted over 50 technical interviews in data structures and problem solving for junior and senior engineering positions, building strong engineering teams.
• Increased developer productivity by implementing independent development environments for each pull request in the product assortment service, accelerating feature delivery.

Jul 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

• Developed and enhanced the offer system using Java Spring Boot to display coupons and offers, improving customer engagement and conversion rates.
• Optimised API response times for fetching Supercoins to under 10ms, scaled to handle 1 million requests per minute and reduced 5xx errors in the offer and tier management system.
• Built and deployed a real-time monitoring dashboard with Prometheus and Grafana for all external calls, enabling quick debugging and faster resolution of system issues.
• Led load testing and scaling of APIs to handle 1 million RPM during high-traffic sales events, ensuring zero downtime and consistent customer experience.
• Implemented Golang and parallel programming in the serviceability service for external calls, reducing API response times and increasing operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with product managers, QA teams and operations to align technical performance with business goals for peak-sale readiness.

Oct 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bangalore

• Developed the event-driven Blinkit Order Management System using Python Django and Apache Kafka, enabling seamless event handling and communication with downstream systems for faster and more reliable order processing.
• Extended the Order Management System to support five different order types, including returns, improving operational flexibility and customer service.
• Launched the drop shipping service, including a merchant dashboard for billing and inventory management, creating a profitable new business line for the company.
• Integrated external APIs from courier partners such as Delhivery, Shadowfax and Zomato into the drop shipping service, enabling efficient 10-minute deliveries and real-time shipment tracking.
• Implemented Django state transitions to support event-driven functionality, reducing operational bottlenecks and improving automation in order workflows.
• Led critical feature development such as the slot feature on Grofers’ ADT screen, using RESTful APIs to display varied slots for different order types and manage merchant-specific SLAs.
• Founded and led the Women in Tech initiative, hosting weekly knowledge-sharing sessions to foster collaboration, skill development and inclusion across teams.

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 · 5 mos · Chennai, India

• Worked on an AI-based game using UNITY and implemented an A* algorithm-based navigation system with C#.
• Developed Python code for ebook paragraph prediction and a feature to predict reader-specified chapters.