Resume
Experience
May '21 - Present
Product Engineer
Airblack
Gurgaon, Haryana
India
I joined Airblack with the goal to learn what it takes to build a business. From learning about sales-led growth to enabling product-led growth it's been an enlightening journey to understand various facets of building a profitable business while creating impact at the same time.
Key lesson: The most aspirational are those lacking resources. Empower them and you will get to see real impact first-hand. ​
Jun '16 - Feb '21
Full Stack Developer
Synapse Inc
Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
I joined Synapse as the founding engineer with the hope of learning all that there is about building an impactful company from the grounds up. After having spent over four years at the company and overcoming numerous hurdles, I can say that I'm proud of what we've built.
Key lesson: Always question the defaults, things don't have to be the way they are.
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Jan '16 - May '16
Android Developer, Intern
Fabfresh
Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
This is where my interest in working at a startup stemmed from. I got a first-hand experience of building an app from scratch.
I worked on multiple features of the Android app which served as an interface for the customer to avail the company’s laundry services.
Key lesson: Solve for convenience and you might just have a viable business at hand.
Education
Oct '16 - Aug '18
Duke University
Research Scholar
Durham, NC
USA
Early on in my job at Synapse Inc., I had the privilege of collaborating with renowned behavioral economist, Prof. Dan Ariely and his teams of researchers at the Center for Advanced Hindsight.
It was here that I understood the power of nudges as a form of behavioral interventions. Small changes in the environment of the user can bring about significant changes in their behavior.
2012 - 2016
Manipal Institute of Technology
B.Tech Information & Communication Technology
Manipal, Karnataka
India
Engineering was never my primary career choice. Like most, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Therefore, engineering.
Do I remember anything I studied in college? Yes, that waterfall model of software development must be used only when the requirements are well known, clear, and fixed.
Professional skillset
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Teamwork & Collaboration
Full stack software development
Languages
English (proficient)
Hindi (conversational)
Konkani (conversational)