Our real-time DS/ML APIs now fetch up-to-the-second data directly from StarRocks, powering internal tools, automations, and services that rely on fast, accurate insights.
CARS24 operates across India, UAE, and Australia, and while 95%+ of calls in UAE and AUS are in English (handled well by out of the shelf Whisper), India is a whole different beast.
Switching to TanStack Query transformed how we handle server state, making our app faster and easier to maintain.
We needed a control centre — something that unified authentication, gave us visibility, and offered extensibility. So we leaned into something we already trusted internally: UMS, our Keycloak-based authentication platform.
A recent audit compliance reasons forced us to migrate NBFC tech to a separate account, ensuring clear data ownership, proper segregation, and controlled data sharing with other entities.
This blog focuses on how we built our Observability Stack at CARS24, which includes Monitoring, Logging, and Tracing, to gain insights about our deployed services and receive instant alerts when something unexpected happens.
The combination of modern cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes, Knative Eventing, and KServe provides a robust foundation for building adaptable machine learning infrastructure.
Engineering is not just about delivering features; it’s about shaping the future with thoughtful, scalable design. The real impact of engineering lies in how we solve problems, not just what problems we solve.
Experience sharpens this instinct, but it requires introspection. While excitement fuels innovation, true breakthroughs come when leaders spend more time thinking deeply and executing with precision.
