Jul 2019 – Feb 2020 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

• Took a break to travel across India and revisit childhood memories in Uttarakhand. A refreshing time to recharge, reflect, and gain fresh perspectives.

Apr 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

• Led design and delivery of critical financial and international expansion systems at Ola:
• 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Drove the architecture and development of partner accounting systems handling large-scale earnings, deductions, incentives, and settlements. Led a team of engineers to ensure system reliability, compliance, and audit readiness, while improving efficiency of finance operations.
• 𝗢𝗹𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 – Spearheaded the technical readiness for Ola’s international expansion by adapting and extending core ride-hailing and financial platforms for multiple countries. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, operations, legal) to meet regulatory, currency, and localization requirements.
• Impact: Strengthened Ola’s financial backbone for partner settlements and played a key role in enabling rapid global market launches with resilient, scalable systems.

Apr 2016 – Apr 2018 · 2 yrs · On-site

• Contributed to the design and development of core financial systems powering Ola’s Partner Ecosystem:
• 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 – Built a scalable data access layer providing accurate and real-time visibility into partner earnings, incentives, and settlements. Improved transparency and reduced reconciliation effort for internal finance and partner teams.
• 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 – Developed and optimized a payments processing system to manage large-scale disbursements to driver-partners. Ensured reliability, compliance, and timely settlements across multiple payment channels.
• Impact: Enhanced financial transparency, improved partner trust, and streamlined large-scale payment operations, enabling faster and more accurate settlements at scale.

Apr 2015 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr · On-site

• Worked on building and scaling critical systems powering Ola Store (hyperlocal commerce platform):
• 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 – Implemented the product cataloging service to onboard and structure inventory from multiple vendors, ensuring high data quality and discoverability.
• 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 – Developed an internal tool enabling business and operations teams to efficiently manage product data, categories, and attributes at scale.
• 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 – Built and optimized a dynamic pricing engine to handle real-time price updates, discounting, and vendor-specific pricing strategies, ensuring consistency across the platform.
• Impact: Improved catalog accuracy, reduced operational overhead, and enhanced customer experience through scalable and reliable backend systems.

Jul 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India