Mayank Agarwal

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Principal Architect at Zepto

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Overview

Mayank Agarwal is a Principal Architect at Zepto with over 12 years of experience building and scaling platforms. An IIT Jodhpur graduate, he specializes in distributed systems, ML infrastructure, and search architecture, with previous roles at Gojek, Swiggy, and Microsoft. People he has worked with describe him as having a great understanding of distributed systems and scaling.

He shows a deep interest in the application of AI, having co-founded a platform for creating personal "digital avatars. " Mayank is also passionate about team mentorship and celebrating his teams growth, highlighting his focus on leadership and fostering a dynamic engineering culture.

He once architected a 10x infrastructure scale-up at Zepto while simultaneously reducing cloud costs by 47%.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Objective Thinker

Precise

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

AI-Powered Search
He architected Zepto's search platform using ML and LLMs and previously built context-aware discovery platforms at Swiggy.
Scaling Infrastructure
He has a track record of scaling systems massively, including a 10x infrastructure expansion at Zepto, a key theme in his work.
Cloud Cost Optimization
He has proven expertise in reducing operational expenses, highlighted by a 47% cloud cost reduction at Zepto and an interest in performance tuning.

Media Appearances

Mayank has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2022
Principal Architect at Zepto
8-2021 - 10-2022
Engineering Lead at Navi
12-2019 - 8-2021
Technical Lead at Gojek Tech
1-2018 - 12-2019
Software Engineer - backend engineer at Swiggy
2-2016 - 1-2018
Co-Founder at Bottr.me

Education

2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
1996 - 2008
Education details unavailable from St Andrews Senior Secondary School Agra

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Exp : 12 Location : Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Principal Architect at Zepto
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Insights For Selling To Mayank

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mayank is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mayank

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mayank move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Mayank take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Mayank

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