Summary
Malathi Sankar is a senior engineering leader with nearly two decades of experience building and scaling data, ML, and search systems for consumer products, currently directing Data, ML and Search at Indeed for the Glassdoor portfolio. She has a strong track record of taking machine learning from experimentation to production, leading cross-functional teams that serve hundreds of millions of users and power core features like salary, ads, match, and knowledge graphs. Her background combines an MS in Math, Statistics and Computer Science with an MBA from Chicago Booth, giving her a rare blend of technical depth and product-finance savvy. She has repeatedly advanced from hands-on engineering roles to director-level leadership, owning platforms as well as applied ML and search infrastructure. Based in San Francisco, Malathi balances strategic roadmap thinking with attention to operational reliability and scalable architecture. Colleagues describe her as curious and continuously learning, a quality reflected in her GitHub bio mantra: "So much to learn so little time."
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Analytical Finance Strategic Management Economics, MBA Analytical Finance Strategic Management Economics at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy
Master of Science Math Statistics and Computer Science, Master of Science Math Statistics and Computer Science at Marquette University
Tamil, English