Confessions of an ONDC Explorer! - Algorithmic Jugaad @ Bizom

Nov 28 | 03 min read

In January 2022, I joined Bizom as an intern, wrapping up my MTech final semester (I had earlier worked for 2 months as a summer intern, although no one knows :P). As an SWE intern, my initial expectations were to work on tickets assigned “one at a time.”

One fine day, I asked for a change in my tasks; little did I know that it would be a turning point. I was asked to work on something called ONDC.

In the following days, I was added to several Slack channels managed by ONDC and bombarded with documents containing lengthy API specs. I started daily sync-ups with the ONDC team and teams from other companies. A person with practically zero years of experience was suddenly interacting with people of my age who had significant experience (I realized this when I met everyone in person, and yes, I felt out of place).

As an engineer, this was definitely unexpected, but realizing that I am one of the very few people in India who understands ONDC end-to-end is something that truly validates all the challenges of the past year. It is joyful to look back and realize that technology was not the only thing I was working on last year. It was a mix of operations, finances, and sometimes selling because of the sole reason that I had to.

All of this was possible because my mentors in Bizom believed in me even when I failed to do so.

I eagerly look forward to the exciting ride ahead!

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