Hello, I’m Jagannath!

I like solving impactful problems and building valuable products.

I’m an engineer/builder, a generalist in a specialized world. I operate at the intersection of Machine Learning, Operations Research and Product development.

I currently work for Instacart as a Principal Engineer where I lead our ML strategy and help our MLEs be more productive. The problem areas where I spent most of my time on are Last-mile Logistics, Fulfillment Center planning & operations, Supply-Demand Balancing, Simulations and Predictive Modeling. I also had a brief spell with Search & Recommendations. Read more about my work here. I occasionally write about my work here.

Prior to Instacart, I built relevance models for Walmart’s Sponsored Products (ads) and was the first ML Engineer on that team.

I have a Master’s Degree in Operations Research from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. I also co-authored a few research papers and patents.

Want to chat? Reach out to me.