Faisal is an avid technology addict with a passion for mobile and an eye for design. He loves pushing the boundaries of what's possible with mobile devices in the pursuit of advancing society and the well-being of people everywhere. He spends his time prototyping new experiences as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Slack. Prior to that, Faisal worked on iOS applications and frameworks at Apple and a few other startups. He currently resides in New York City.

Selected Patents

Context-Based Notifications Presentation Granted 8/22/23

Workflow Management Via A Communication Platform Published 2/2/23

Group-based communication interface with subsidiary file communications Granted 12/15/20

Multidevice user authentication in group-based communication systems Granted 9/29/20

Device validation apparatus and protocol for a group-based communication system Granted 6/13/19

Selected Projects

Slack overhauls iPad app with interface inspired by its desktop app

Slack’s new iPhone app hits the App Store ahead of official launch

Slack adds threaded messages to take the clutter out of public channels

Slack Experiments With a Technological Solution to Work-Life Balance

Goji Is An Emoji Keyboard That Suggests Places To Go

Photography Press

PetaPixel: What I Learned Switching from Mirrorless to a Rangefinder
PetaPixel: Quality Over Quantity: Two Months with the Leica M 240
Via Corsa Magazine
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