# Salil Malkan

> Staff Product Designer

Profile: https://flows.cv/salil

I'm a product designer with a decade of experience working in house at startups and technology companies. I've worked full time as both a developer and product designer, and love working at the intersection of both. Over my career I've had the opportunity to work with a range of industries including fintech, publishing, and real estate. A few areas I am particularly interested include design systems, lowering the bar for making software, and creating beauty through code. I believe software should be a way to simplify our lives and help us focus on the things that really matter.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Brex
Jan 2024 – Invalid Date | San Francisco, United States

### Senior Product Designer @ Brex
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, United States

### Senior Product Designer @ The Athletic
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, United States

### Product Designer @ The Athletic
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, United States

### Founding Product Designer @ Zeus Living
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area, United States
First full-time product designer at Zeus Living. Had the opportunity to touch almost every part of the product experience. Designed the core experiences for searching, booking, and managing your home. Led design and research for the first version of a B2B product. Worked closely with engineering in building the Zeus internal design system in collaboration with engineering.

### Product Designer @ Scribd
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Worked across growth and core product by helping improve browse, search, user onboarding, and reading experiences. Worked closely with other designers, helped define internal guidelines and best practices across platforms. Planned and conducted user research to understand user behaviors and market opportunities for readers.

### Mobile Developer @ Scribd
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Worked on both iOS and mobile. Helped define internal guidelines and best practices across platforms. Architected and developed the first version of the audiobook player. Worked closely with other engineers, product managers, and product designers to foster a culture of quality

### Mobile Developer @ Manilla.com
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Developed and tested new features from the ground up using native Android SDK. Maintained existing code base with constant refactoring and re-architecture of existing code base. Worked in a small agile team environment that worked closely with the server side/web team

### Lead Mobile Developer @ Pathwright
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Scranton, PA, United States
One of the first engineers to join the company and helped build the product from the ground up. Developed the iOS library for gathering analytics, running A/B, and analyzing user choices in real time. Helped develop a website with analytics dashboard for monitoring and running tests. Performed outreach and constant research on our user base, our use cases, and the existing marketplace for similar products.

### Mobile Developer @ Appek
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Bay Area, United States
Developed native iOS & Android applications using native platform and iOS SDKs. Helped plan project timelines, forecast project timelines, and estimate development prices. Worked closely with clients to understand their needs and help them meet their goals


## Education
### B.S.
Penn State University
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011

### Part-time
General Assembly

### Fellowship
On Deck Design
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salilmalkan/
- X: https://twitter.com/salilmalkan
- GitHub: https://github.com/salilmalkan
- Quora: https://quora.com/salil-malkan
- Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/669782
- Email: mailto:salil@placeholder.flows.cv

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Last updated: 2026-02-01