Akhil Vinnakota
Product Developer & MBA Candidate
๐ Bengaluru, India
MBA candidate, Software Engineer and Solo Founder who built and shipped Promptune, a Google-approved Chrome extension used by AI power users across India. Experienced in taking products from zero to live, defining KPIs, driving AI-led automation at Amadeus, and building with a deep user-centric mindset.
Key Achievements
Increased travel agent engagement by launching an AI productivity copilot, resulting in rapid user adoption.
Reduced QA validation time from 3 days to 1 hour by delivering a self-service XML validation tool adopted across teams.
Won the Innovation Award for building a self-service XML validation platform for nested XSDs.
Defined success metrics, KPIs, and prioritization criteria for automation and GenAI-led product initiatives.
Featured Project

Promptune
Type Naturally, Prompt Perfectly
Promptune is a Google-approved Chrome extension that lives natively inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity. It transforms raw, messy thoughts into expert-level prompts in 1 second โ with unique support for 10+ Indian languages. Built, shipped, and grown entirely as a solo founder.
- Identified prompt-quality as the #1 friction in AI adoption
- Shipped v1 solo in 4 weeks; iterated from real user feedback
- Prioritised Indian language support as a zero-competition moat
- Navigated Chrome Web Store policy & compliance end-to-end

"Saves me an hour a day โ I just type 'reply yes' and click Professional."
Product Builder"I write in Telugu-English and Promptune converts it into perfect system prompts for Claude."
Developer"It hovers right inside the chat box. Totally frictionless."
Power UserWork Experience
Product Developer
AmadeusFull-time
- Launched an AI-driven copilot chatbot for airline agents, increasing efficiency and driving higher user engagement.
- Translated business objectives into scalable engineering solutions aligned with KPIs and product goals.
- Developed data-driven automation workflows using GenAI, NLP, and RAG for operational intelligence.
- Migrated microservices to Azure, improving reliability, scalability, and security.
- Collaborated with engineering, product, and analytics teams to define performance metrics and track impact.
Software Developer Intern
AmadeusInternship
- Developed tools and microservices using Java, Quarkus, Python, and MongoDB.
- Built a self-service XML validation platform for nested XSDs, improving efficiency and winning the Innovation Award.
- Defined success metrics, functional requirements, and delivery plans with product teams.
- Improved API reliability and optimized validation logic across services.
Skills & Expertise
Soft Skills
Education
MBA
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
B.Tech (Honours)
Raghu Engineering College
Certifications

AWS Cloud Virtual Internship
AICTE

Responsive Website Development
University of London

Java FullStack
Wipro

Python Programming
University of Michigan
Kubernetes
CNCF / Coursera
Product Management Fundamentals
Coursera

Advanced Computer Networks
NPTEL
Business Analytics with Excel
Coursera

Developer Virtual Experience
Accenture