Personal
Bio
I'm a software engineer, endurance athlete, investor, and reader — originally from Mangalore, India, now based in Bangkok.
I started writing code in 2014 at Robosoft Technologies in Udupi, where I spent four years building client products across the stack. From January 2019 to May 2026 I was at Agoda in Bangkok, most recently as a Staff Software Engineer on the post-booking (CEG) platform. I was part of the founding team that built the modern back-office (React + Scala Play) — primarily on the UI — used daily by ~2,000 customer experience agents. I also worked across a set of Scala and Kotlin microservices serving ~2.5M post-booking requests per day for Agoda's flight and accommodation products, and led the design and build of a Kafka-based reminder system that delivers ~20K notifications a day to agents, customers, and suppliers.
In July 2026 I cofounded Better Habit Studio, a two-person studio building small apps that put a moment of intention between you and the spend. I look after the technology side. Our first app, Cravault, is the food-delivery app that never delivers: build a real order, check out, and bank what you would have spent instead. Next is DeepBreath, a Chrome extension that adds a one-minute breathing pause before every online checkout.
Outside work, running has become a serious pursuit. I've completed ten half marathons and two 50k ultra trails — the first in December 2025, the second in May 2026. This year I'm targeting a 100k along with a few more 50ks.
B.E. in Computer Science — Sahyadri College of Engineering, Mangalore
Technical
Skills
Over 10 years of professional experience, with the center of gravity shifting from frontend in the early years to backend systems today.
Frontend (2014–2020)
Lead UI developer on t2online.in, a celebrity and entertainment news portal (AngularJS), and McDonald's India ordering site (Angular) — both at Robosoft. At Agoda, part of the founding team that built the React + Scala Play back-office now used daily by ~2,000 customer experience agents.
Backend (2020–2026)
Scala and Kotlin microservices that powered post-booking flows for Agoda's flight and accommodation products — together serving ~2.5M requests a day. Led the design and build of a Kafka-based reminder system delivering ~20K notifications a day to agents, customers, and suppliers.
Day-to-day
Built
Side Projects
A clean, fast RSS reader for people who want to stay on top of what they read — without the noise of social feeds or algorithmic curation.
A personal book lending library in Bangkok with 72 curated titles. Browse by genre and reserve via LINE — ฿10/month per book with a refundable deposit.
A personal financial statement builder — balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow in one place. No signup, no backend, data stays in your browser.
An interactive timeline that maps a life as a grid of weekly boxes, with clickable milestones spanning education, work, and personal chapters — out to age 100.
A side-by-side AI comparison tool. Submit one prompt and instantly see responses from GPT, Claude, and Gemini together — with model version selection and response timing.
Weekly
Writing
Building Product mindset
Happy Sunday!
13 hours, 42 minutes, 05 seconds. 56 kilometers through the jungle of Betong.
One watch recommendation
Happy Sunday!
Active
Fitness
Running is where I push my limits. I've completed ten half marathons and, in December 2025, crossed the finish line of my first 50k ultra trail, followed by a second in May 2026. Next up is bigger — a 100k ultra. The distance is the point.
I switched from the gym to CrossFit in 2024 and it's been the best training decision I've made. The variety, intensity, and community keep me consistent. I complement it with swimming and the occasional game of tennis.
I've trekked the Annapurna Base Camp and Langtang Valley routes in Nepal. Everest Base Camp is next — it's been on the list long enough.
Interests
Reading & Investing
I read exclusively non-fiction — history, business, self-help, and health are my go-to genres. Recent reads include The New Map by Daniel Yergin, Endure by Alex Hutchinson, The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli, and Younger for Longer. Currently rereading The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman.
Goodreads profileI started saving the day I got my first paycheck in 2014 — PPF and bank deposits first, then mutual funds, then direct equities. By 2018 I was picking individual stocks on Zerodha in the Indian market. In 2022 I expanded to the US via FirstTrade, and more recently to European markets as well. Weekends are usually spent reading annual reports, following business news, and thinking about long-term positions.
Wisdom
Quotes I Return To
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
— Annie Dillard
"If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems."
— Frank Wilczek
"Research is to see what everybody has seen and think what nobody has thought."
— Albert Szent-Györgyi
"If you're not rejecting relationships that don't align with your core values, you don't have core values."
— Unknown
"Chasing goals is a trap. Better to focus on cultivating the habits and practices that shape our lives. The rest will take care of itself."
— Josh Knox
"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success."
— James Cameron
"This present moment was once the unimaginable future"
— Stewart Brand
"If you want new ideas, read old books."
— Shane Parrish