Amal George Mechirackal

About Amal George Mechirackal

Performance Engineer | Systems Architect | Performance-First DesignPerformance is not a metric to validate at the end — it is a constraint to design around from day one.Currently part of the File Performance Engineering team at Pure Storage, driving end-to-end benchmarking and architectural analysis for FlashArray file workloads across NFS and SMB. Work centers on latency and metadata-heavy workload characterization, file system behavior modeling, reproducible benchmark design, CI-driven regression detection, and cross-layer root cause analysis across array, protocol, host, and workload boundaries.Previously co-founded Aroleap, leading embedded system architecture for intelligent strength training equipment. Built BLDC FOC control systems on STM32, integrated BLE communication, implemented digital twin–based anomaly detection, and developed real-time operational data pipelines for reliability and user feedback.Earlier experience at MathWorks focused on compiler and generated C/C++ performance optimization across ARM, x86, SIMD, and accelerator platforms, improving execution efficiency through hardware-aware tuning and algorithmic refactoring.The consistent thread across roles has been understanding how complex systems behave under stress — and engineering them to scale predictably and efficiently.Open to thoughtful conversations around performance strategy, benchmarking, and systems architecture — in Bangalore, Kochi, or with global teams building performance-critical systems.

Experience

1. Performance Engineer

   Pure Storage

   Dec 2024 — Present

Education

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

  High School Diploma

  2006 — 2013

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Minor, Robotics

  2014 — 2018

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Engineering Physics

  2014 — 2018