I lead several teams focused on key aspects of the core Instacart product, including Cross-retailer experiences like Home and Search, In-store experiences such as Retailer Storefronts, Search, Autosuggest, Buy It Again, Browse, and Recommendation Upsells, as well as the Discovery/Personalization Platform. Working closely with our exceptional Machine Learning team, we are continually refining our item and content ranking algorithms to provide highly personalized and relevant recommendations that not only meet customer preferences but also support the goals of our advertising partners. Our teams are at the forefront of innovation, utilizing diverse content generation methods, including GenAI, and advancing personalization and recommender systems. Interested in learning more? Get in touch!

Leading two engineering teams within IC Shop Org:- Personalization (ex-search relevance, recommendations, up-sells, and storefront experience)- Home

◦ Engineer on the Cloud Platform Team. The micro-services based platform supports the Bright Robotic Cells enabling machine definition, simulation and programming of the robots◦ Sole owner of the entire engineering effort of the Definition service that ensures correct specification of a robotic cell◦ Modern stack: Typescript, Node.js, DynamoDB, Neptune, GitLab CI, Docker & K8s, Prometheus & Grafana

◦ Engineer on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Console team. One of a three building an extensive reusable UX components library used by 20+ teams; modern stack: TypeScript, React and Redux◦ Developed Java based REST back-end to integrate two Identity Federation systems◦ Responsibilities included road-map planning, defining sprints and mentoring junior engineers◦ Consistently praised at the Org level for customer obsession and on-call performance. Lead numerous process & operational improvements including CI/CD, metrics & alerting resulting in retention of key customers

IaaS Experiences team in Microsoft Azure Portal (portal.azure.com)We are where Compute, Network and Storage come together in Microsoft Azure. By developing the next-generation user interface using a variety of technologies like TypeScript, Knockout.JS, ASP.NET Web API, Jenkins, and Selenium. Our team is agile and fast-paced which allows us to deploy to production multiple times each day! We develop, automate, test, and support (DRI / on-call rotations every few months).

Microsoft Supply Chain ITI worked on multiple supply chain portals which faces partners and game developers on the Xbox platform. I also worked on Enterprise Application Integration systems to connect Microsoft to its component distributors, contract manufacturers, and logistics using B2B messages. I also worked on the integration of Microsoft and Microsoft Mobility (Nokia) division for a while. My experience as a developer spans across many technologies wiz. ASP.NET, Angular.JS 1.4, jQuery, SharePoint and Windows Services, ADFS2.0, MS SQL, System Center Orchestrator 2012 and BizTalk

Styledotme [styledotme.com] is a fashion app that helps you get instant fashion advice from fashion experts and your friends when you really need it. When you're confused about what to wear or the right outfit to buy, the app allows you to instantly poll your friends and followers and get them to help you by voting for your options. If you need help to make a choice urgently, a live timer can be attached to your SOS notification that will count down to remind friends of your deadline. StyleDotMe has been featured on multiple websites and newspapers in India.I contributed in the capacity of a co-founder during the early stages of the StyleDotMe. I am proud that the most popular feature (timer) and many newer features have been significantly shaped (if not ideated) by me. Primary contributions: Technical Architecture, Product brainstorming + decisions, and coding In terms of particular coding contributions - I developed a significant part of the Android mobile application and also contributed to the backend (PHP + Laravel, Mobile Notifications, etc)Note: As of 2019, the company has had a major pivot. I was a founding member of StyleDotMe v1 which was a fashion app described above.

◦ Worked with a system integrator providing solutions to various security and law enforcement entities ◦ Concept preparation of indoor localization security systems using RFID and USID