# In Focus: Blinkit SRE Engineer Sumanth Reddy on Resilient Software and Scalable Database Migrations

DevFeed: [In Focus: Blinkit SRE Engineer Sumanth Reddy on Resilient Software and Scalable Database Migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/in-focus-sumanth-reddy-20088.md>)

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Author: Jacob

Published: 2023-03-16T03:21:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Grofers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/grofers.md>)

Topics: [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [SRE](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sre.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [people-at-blinkit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/people-at-blinkit.md>), [quick-commerce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quick-commerce.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [site-reliability-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/site-reliability-engineer.md>), [sre](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sre.md>)

## AI overview

An interview with Blinkit SDE 3 Chinthakunta Sumanth Kumar Reddy about his journey, work in Software Resilience Engineering, scalable database migrations, resilient software, and challenges in the instant commerce space.

## Source excerpt

A conversation with engineers who help run Blinkit Chinthakunta Sumanth Kumar Reddy is an SDE 3 at Blinkit. He joined us in March 2021 and has since helped us build a resilient application platform at Blinkit. He currently works as a part of Software Resilience Engineering (SRE)-enabling scalable database migrations for Blinkit's applications. Tell us about your background and your journey in Blinkit so far. I have always been curious to learn new things and don't have barriers as long as I can engage with the task. Hailing from a small village in Andhra Pradesh, I have travelled across several cities (Fun fact: My village and family share the same name). I have been working with the SRE team for almost two years. I love the no-nonsense work culture here, which allowed me to raise PR from day 2 in the company. Why did you choose to work in tech? What drove you? Due to my background in the Electronics branch, I have always been fascinated by how the physical transistors click and clack with seemingly intangible software bits. There is a sense of excitement when things spring into action, and I think if there's an equivalent of magic in our world, it will be Tech. What excites you the most about your field? The ability to build resilient software excites me. Imagine seeing a traffic spike and everything scaling up to take the load and winding down when the traffic calms down, all on its own-It's magical, to say the least. While solving a problem, what is the principle you always adhere to? When hit with a problem, take a step back and think through it. Sometimes, it isn't what it appears to be. Problem-solving is all about perspectives. What immediate challenges are we trying to solve in the instant commerce space? Efficiency and localisation. With delivery timelines moving from days to minutes, there is significantly lesser room for errors. Also, since we are nearer to customers, localisation is the key. For example, a top seller in one area might be utterly irreleva