May 2023 - August 2023
ssh -i Tech/India/SiliconValley/NammaBangaluru/keytoconfidence.pem sre@dukaan
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<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" width="40px" /> It's no secret how Subhash Chaudhary hires. He offered me an internship via a WhatsApp message - yes, you read that right, a WhatsApp message ! You just need to reach out to him with your skills and, more importantly, lots of confidence. Things escalated quickly after my 2nd-year exams. During the summer break, I flew to Bangalore (my first flight ❤️) with many questions and a bit of nervousness.
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<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" width="40px" /> Alright, first job - day zero at the iconic HSR, Dukaan HQ. It was finally happening. I met the CTO, Subhash Chaudhary, and the CEO, Sumit Shah. After completing all the formalities, I was handed my first MacBook. The energy in the tech team cannot be described in words. The CTO gave me the freedom to work with all the teams, understand, and choose what I would want to do.
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<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/3e80f6a3-face-48de-a06f-05f58e44e581/dukaaaanlogo.jpg" width="40px" /> There, I met Ojasvi Yadav. What a guy! 'bhAI' is all I can think of right now - the lead of the Data Science team, the AI stuff that Dukaan was and is putting out is groundbreaking. It interested me. During my time working in the data science team, I delved into the basics of artificial intelligence. The examples that Ojasvi sir used to explain things are still in my mind. Also i made him listen to some bangers by Hanumankind
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Your boy on his first flight from aamchi mumbai to land of the king !
<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/f008561b-4750-4d89-bace-c96c6a93f821/devopslogo.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/f008561b-4750-4d89-bace-c96c6a93f821/devopslogo.jpg" width="40px" /> One fine afternoon, I took the elevator to go from the ground floor to the second. Usually, I take the stairs, but there I met the CTO and it turned into a short review. He asked, "Kya Chal Rha Hai, Devops krega?" This is how I got into DevOps. The Internet always fascinated me, what it is, how it works, so this was a huge opportunity for me: THE DEVOPS TEAM AT DUKAAN, it is a big deal. The Director of Cloud, Anmol Pandey, made me familiar with the infrastructure, the log collecting flow, and all the tools they used. It was a bit overwhelming to soak it in one go, but a great challenge.
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https://youtu.be/vFxQyZX84Ro?si=703fhDc01LQ4r7hf
<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/efc79b08-597b-4e76-b6fd-eb5be443dde2/devopslogo.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cb5e3ae0-664c-4701-ae3f-84bc68cf9d42/efc79b08-597b-4e76-b6fd-eb5be443dde2/devopslogo.jpg" width="40px" /> I got to witness and be a part of the very famous migration from cloud to bare metal. The interactions with Anmol sir were to the point, with on-point reviews and advice on how I can improve. The team lead, Dinesh Kumar, was very approachable and helped at every step. Team members made me feel like I was always part of their team and not new - shoutout to Pooja Nath, Prakash Thakur, Mantresh Kumar, Tarang.
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The CTO Approval 😉
Ahhhh ! Grafana Dashboards i used to make for them