Pavan Rao is a systems-focused software engineer with 12 years of experience and a strong track record in kernel, storage, and distributed systems engineering. Currently a Member of Technical Staff at Pure Storage, he brings deep C/C++ and assembly expertise combined with practical experience in Python backend work, PHP/Python C-extensions, and distributed databases. He has shipped storage and file-system improvements—such as reducing write amplification in flash-based LFS garbage collection—and enjoys exploring Go, CUDA and OpenMP to broaden his tooling. Comfortable in startup and academic environments, he has independently handled customer communication and pair-programming in agile teams. A Carnegie Mellon M.S. graduate, he pairs rigorous academic training with hands-on debugging and virtualization tools like gdb, Simics and qemu to solve low-level performance problems.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
S.S.C., First Class with Distinction, S.S.C., First Class with Distinction at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Sulochana Natu Vidya Mandir, Pune
H.S.C., Science, First Class with Distinction, H.S.C., Science, First Class with Distinction at Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering, First Class with Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering, First Class with Distinction at Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Master of Science (M.S.), Information Networking, 3.64/4.0, Master of Science (M.S.), Information Networking, 3.64/4.0 at Carnegie Mellon University
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Pavan Rao - Member Of Technical Staff at Pure Storage