Gunjan Patidar is the CTO of Zomato. He started as an intern for the company during his IIT-Delhi days and went on to become the CTO of the foodtech unicorn. Gunjan says he codes for the same number of hours today as he did during his early days, and is responsible for taking Zomato to the next level of tech scale.
View on technology
“Technology is a tool. It is a force multiplier. It gives the power to multiply the impact of your direction or intent.”
Key tech focus
Building AI and ML models
Building a larger tech architecture for Zomato
Role of AI and ML
Technology will be used to make larger scale impact
Tech talent is fast evolving and growing
AI and Machine learning will make us more efficient
Skill development will be more diverse
Top challenges
Every eight to 10 years there is a step jump in the world of technology, which begins with a lot of hype and FOMO.
Everyone is into AI and ML, but few understand new technology .
It is important to know how to use technology to make business impact.
