It started with a laptop, a curious kid, that's me!and a few lines of code. 

1. 2019

   The compiler wins, repeatedly.

   Class 11 · Where it all began

   My dad got me a Lenovo laptop, and I picked Computer Science in class 11. C++ was my first language.

   I didn’t really know what I was doing. I just liked making the computer do things.

   Then came HTML, Bootstrap, Python, and a growing curiosity about how the websites and tools I used every day actually worked.

   First laptop ( Lenovo )

2. 2020

   Tried everything. Came back to code.

   JEE was over · Too much free time

   After JEE, I suddenly had a lot of free time — so naturally, I tried to become a music producer, 3D artist, animator, and designer.

   Turns out, none of them clicked quite like programming did.

   So I went back to code.

   First phone ( Vivo )

3. 2022

   Teaching DSA was a sneaky way to learn DSA.

   Coding Ninjas · Teaching Assistant

   I joined Coding Ninjas as a Teaching Assistant and started helping students with their DSA doubts. Explaining an algorithm to someone who absolutely did not understand it is a surprisingly effective way to discover whether you actually understand it.

   My DSA got better. My communication got better. And I learned that teaching is basically debugging, but with humans.

   And somewhere around the end of the year, my mom got me a MacBook Air. That laptop became a pretty important companion for what came next.

   MacBook Air ( Mom’s gift )

4. 2023

   Started by fixing bugs.

   Glood.AI · Software Engineering Intern

   I joined Glood.AI as an intern and got my first real taste of professional software engineering. I started out fixing bugs and working on smaller tasks.

   By the end of the internship, I’d learned a ridiculous amount — not just about writing code, but about shipping it, maintaining it, and dealing with the things that inevitably break after you ship them.

   This was the beginning of my career.

5. 2024

   Internship upgraded to full-time.

   Glood.AI · Software Development Engineer

   A few days after my final semester exams, I joined Glood.AI full-time as an SDE.

   Somewhere between building features, debugging production at questionable hours, and figuring out what not to build, I became a much better engineer.

   And with my first salary and bonuses, I bought something I’d wanted for a while: a MacBook Pro. Not a gift this time. I bought it myself.

   MacBook Pro ( salary + bonuses )

6. 2025

   Apparently, I finally joined the club.

   First iPhone

   I’ve built and shipped a bunch of things for e-commerce — including AI Search & Discovery, Inventory Planner, and an AI Photo & Video Studio for Shopify merchants.

   And after years of Android phones, I finally bought my first iPhone.

   No profound career lesson here. I just wanted one. 😅

   iPhone 16 ( first iPhone )

7. 2026

   Still hasn’t stopped opening the editor.

   Still building

   These days, I’m working on an AI platform for e-commerce. I can’t tell you much about it yet. Sorry. The story has a few spoilers. 🤫

   But outside of work, the side quests continue too. And in September 2026, I bought myself another thing I’d wanted for a while: a bike. 🏍️

   New bike ( Sep 2026 )

To be continued…