I’ve been interested in computers since childhood. I remember my first interaction with a computer was to play a game.
I’d come back from school late in the afternoon and get wired — playing for hours on end. The new worlds were fascinating and I’d always be curious about what it takes to build a video game.
This curiosity helped me get started with computer science in high school. I designed a two-dimensional basketball game with a friend for a school project — a poor man’s version of NBA Live which is a popular video game series.
As I progressed in life, I was drawn to the infinite possibilities we had at hand to create things with software.
I love programming because it lets anyone create things out of thin air; turn abstract ideas into something concrete.
I am interested in building software that helps other humans spend time doing things they love, be more creative, and a lot more productive.
Who’s someone — outside of tech — that inspires you? Why?
David Gilmour.
He is an English musician who was a member of the rock band Pink Floyd. I’m inspired by his ability to translate emotions into music through the electric guitar.
I would recommend that you listen to Marooned, which is an instrumental track on Pink Floyd’s 1994 album, The Division Bell. Fun fact: the album’s title was suggested by writer Douglas Adams.
If you were to explain your role at Grofers to a five-year-old, how would you do that?
I was trying to think of an example that a five-year-old could relate to, but then I remembered how my niece (when she was 3–4 years old) could operate an iPad.
She knew about the different apps and games present on the device. She was mostly interested in YouTube as it let her watch her favorite cartoons.
Five-year-olds are increasingly becoming tech-savvy.
If I had to explain the job to my niece, I would just say, “You see those apps, all of them were created by a software developer”.
What was the last thing you read? What idea did it spark?
Chinthakunta Sumanth Kumar Reddy is an SDE 3 at Blinkit. He joined us in March 2021 and has since helped us build a resilient application platform at Blinkit.
Jay Dihenkar is a Staff Engineer at Blinkit. He joined us in December 2020 and has helped different teams manage and streamline their build and release processes.
Avi Singh Raghuwanshi, works as an Associate Product Manager (APM) at Blinkit. He joined us on our instant delivery journey in July 2022. He previously worked on upselling and cross selling through product listing pages during his first two months.