In this episode of Scaler Pod, we have Nirdosh Chouhan SVP of Engineering at OYO, Chouhan is an aspiring leader in software engineering with over 20 years of strategic growth experience in managing teams, and distributed enterprise products and applications, and previously worked in companies like Apple, Oracle, and NetApp.
An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, he's leading OYO's Platform and Revenue Technology with a team of 150+ engineers and had worked on building products for OYO to support Pricing, Invoicing, Availability, Booking, Payments, Communication, and Identity.
In this Podcast, he shares his experiences in silicon valley and working at Apple, about the hospitality industry and new innovations happening, and the Indian Jugaad culture/ mindset.
Timeline:
00:00 Teaser
02:34 Introduction
03:02 Day in the life of Nirdosh
05:44 His journey in the tech industry and early days
17:00 Engineering in OYO and tech challenges in the hospitality industry
21:25 Arnav's experiences while working in Zomato
22:45 OYO's diversified market
26:30 Custom filters and challenges with large data
30:09 Changes in hospitality and product functioning
34:20 His learnings while working at Apple
38:10 Global business spread and customer satisfaction
40:50 Work culture, hiring, and feedback
45:00 Challenges for engineer's growth in India
48:02 Thoughts on the Indian tech ecosystem
50:10 Future of the Hospitality industry and catering experiences
54:09 New changes and possible technological ways for engineers
59:39 The India Jugaad mindest, Ipad launch, and the difference between India and the silicon valley
01:11:00 Advice for young engineers/ freshers
01:14:28 Outro
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