Summary
Akshay Balakrishnan is a management consultant and former software engineer with 4.5 years at Amadeus and a total of nine years of professional experience bridging backend engineering, QA automation, and product strategy in the travel industry. At Amadeus he contributed to the flagship NDC[X] program, built automation tooling in Python to speed QA, and worked on C++ backend services that powered airline shopping and pricing systems. Now at Accenture Strategy & Consulting and pursuing an MBA in Business Leadership at IIM Kozhikode, he combines technical depth (C++, Python, XML APIs) with customer-centric product thinking to guide digital transformation in travel. He’s also explored AI-driven travel discovery prototypes and maintains a habit of writing and coding publicly, reflecting a mindset of continuous improvement beyond core engineering.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Class XII, Computer-Math, Class XII, Computer-Math at Chinmaya Vidyalaya
Masters of Business Admininstration- MBA in Business Leadership, Business Administration and Management, General, Masters of Business Admininstration- MBA in Business Leadership, Business Administration and Management, General at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science at Model Engineering College
English, Hindi, Malayalam