Neal Malkani is an engineering leader with 11 years of experience building seamless user experiences across fintech and media, currently leading engineering at Stripe after senior leadership roles at Slack and The Washington Post. He blends full-stack and DevOps expertise from early Capital One work—where he helped build ML model execution platforms and ran campus recruiting—with product-focused delivery at major consumer platforms. Neal has a track record of growing and coaching teams through rapid change, shipping reliable systems that bridge backend infrastructure and polished front-end UX. Based in Washington, D.C., he brings a pragmatic, metrics-driven approach and a history of hands-on contributions dating back to freelance web design and webmaster roles, giving him a rare mix of technical depth and product sensitivity.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering at Penn State University
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