How do I plan my trips?
Sep 14, 2023Four exhausted people, five huge bags, and a hotel that would not let us check in early taught me to plan trips differently. This is the checklist I use now, and the story of the day that produced it.
Hello, world! I am Karan
I'm a Staff Software Engineer at Zepto. I've spent nine years in payments, lending, and quick commerce — distributed systems, cost, and now AI. This site is where my side projects and writing go; the work history is on the career page.
Currently
- Building a self-healing catalog at Zepto: catalog rules enforced with GenAI.
- Driving standardisation across Zepto's cache platform.
- Working on SDLC productivity initiatives such as centralised PR reviews, a feedback loop for self-improving agents, Skills Studio, and MCP Gateway.
Recent
all prototypes →Nothing here yet — check back soon.
Blogs
all posts →5 reasons why I love Singapore
Sep 13, 2023It is not the food. From a first visit for a Grab workshop in 2019 to moving there on an internal transfer, these are the five things about Singapore that made it stick, seen from the inside.
When it does not go your way, double down
Sep 11, 2023I wrote this from a sickbed at my parents' place, in the middle of upskilling and in the middle of doubting myself. It is a reminder of why I started, going back to an astrology website I coded at thirteen.
I spent 6 years as a software engineer. Here are the lessons I learned in my first year
Sep 09, 2023I came out of college with five hundred solved problems and the belief that engineering was a coding contest. It was not, and this is what the first year on the job taught me instead.