Akhil AdapalaControl Room for AI Inference + Product Thinking
Senior Software Engineer, AI Tech
Award-winning product designer and senior software engineer shipping AI-first platforms with product-grade execution.
Platform-grade execution, product-first thinking.
A quick glance at the signal surface I operate on.
Shared platform insights and modern cloud-native patterns for AI inference at scale. Public-safe, high-level, and focused on product outcomes.
Inference console
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Hackathon wins with platform-grade execution.
Problem → Build → Result, with no internal-only details.
Cursor Hackathon — 1st Place (Team Busters)
- Problem: teams lose time stitching AI workflows.
- Built: a fast control room that unified prompt → build → deploy.
- Result: shipped a crisp demo that won 1st place.
Cursor Hackathon — 2nd Place (Engineering Impact Platform)
- Problem: impact visibility was fragmented across systems.
- Built: a unified engineering cockpit for impact signals.
- Result: clearer prioritization with platform-grade UX.
AI Adapt Hackathon — Winner
- Presented SmartWealth: AI-powered investing inside PayPal with one-tap onboarding, $1 minimum, and ETFs/crypto/high-yield savings.
- Core insight: PayPal’s money-movement signal enables responsible personalization with goals, risk context, and explainable guidance.
- Strategy: use PayPal distribution and trust to move from transactions to lifelong financial relationships (hackathon concept).
Deep dives on AI-first product strategy.
Two flagship builds that show platform thinking and product execution.
Cursor Hackathon
1st & 2nd Place
Two winning builds that turn AI workflows into platform-grade execution.
Read case study →SmartWealth
AI Adapt Hackathon Winner
A one-tap investing experience leveraging the world’s richest money-movement signal.
Read case study →AI-first systems with a product spine.
Platform-style builds that prioritize reliability and clarity.
Inference Control Plane
Low-latency orchestration for real-time risk scoring and model execution.
MCP Tooling
Developer workflows that standardize onboarding, config validation, and deployments.
Signal Observatory
Monitoring and guardrails for model health, drift, and incident response.
Credibility at scale, delivered safely.
Public-safe highlights across PayPal, Oracle, and TCS.
TCS
Public-sector workflows, secure role-based UX, end-to-end delivery.
Oracle
Full-stack enterprise marketing systems — Java services + responsive UI.
PayPal
AI inference platforms for real-time risk scoring at production scale.
Senior Software Engineer, AI Tech
PayPal
- Build AI inference platforms for real-time risk scoring at scale.
- Drive cloud-native migration with audit/shadow validation and safe rollouts.
- Deliver platform tooling that speeds up model onboarding.
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle
- Shipped full-stack features for enterprise marketing workflows.
- Built reliable Java services and responsive web modules.
Software Engineer
TCS
- Delivered public-sector workflows with secure, role-based UX.
- Owned end-to-end delivery across backend and UI modules.
Full-stack product systems.
Design, frontend, and backend skills that connect end-to-end.
Product + Design
Frontend
Backend + MLOps
Cloud + DevOps
Let’s build the next control room.
Open to collaborations on AI-first systems, product strategy, and platform UX.