Sai Chandan Dhoolam

About Sai Chandan Dhoolam

Currently working at the intersection of distributed systems, geospatial intelligence, and applied AI; developing routing engines, real-time data pipelines, and AI-driven geospatial solutions.Passionate about building scalable, reliable platforms that create real-world impact, while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and product-focused innovation.Beyond engineering, I’ve developed strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills through key roles at IIT Guwahati - leading Techniche, the institute’s annual techno-management fest, and Technothlon, an international school championship. I also spearheaded the launch of initiatives like the Esports Festival and virtual TechExpo (Imagine - Innovate - Inspire).These experiences have strengthened my ability to lead with clarity, solve complex problems, and execute at scale to deliver lasting impact.

Experience

1. Sde-2

   Krutrim

   Oct 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Core engineering member of the Ola Maps Routing Team since its inception, building high-performance, low-latency navigation systems powering 15B+ monthly requests with 25 ms p99 latency.Leading advanced initiatives in real-time navigation and geospatial intelligence, leveraging AI and machine learning to enable smarter insights.Real-Time ETA & Data Pipelines - • Engineered a Spark and Kafka based system for real time ETA computation and traffic analysis, delivering low-latency critical insights from live GPS streams. • Built a Roads Detection & Classification pipeline using GPS pings and trip deviations; surfacing ~10K actionable geospatial signals monthly with 65% impact.Machine Learning & Intelligent Systems - • Designed and deployed models for ETA prediction; improved accuracy via geospatial feature engineering and hyperparameter tuning, achieving 60% of rides within 10% ETA deviation. • Designed and built MapGPT, a multilingual location intelligence system using agentic AI framework, interpreting advanced natural language queries and enabling conversational navigation and search features. • Maps MCP: Integrated core routing and location services into the Ola Maps MCP server, empowering AI and LLM applications with real-time geospatial intelligence.Leadership & Collaboration - • Mentored interns and new hires, fostering an ownership-driven engineering culture; initiated and led technical learning programs to promote knowledge sharing. • Took end-to-end ownership of components supporting Routing and ETA systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and smooth production rollouts-•- Awarded Special Mention Prize (INR 1 Lakh) in Ola Krutrim Internal AI Hackathon 2025 for innovative contributions to AI and Maps integration.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mathematics and Computing

  2018 — 2022