Faisal Yaqub

Faisal is an avid technologist 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.

Work

OpenAI, Member of Technical Staff, 2026-Present

Notion, Software Engineer, 2025-2026

Slack, Staff Software Engineer, 2015-2025

Last, Senior Software Engineer, 2014-2015

Apple, Software Engineer, 2012-2014

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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

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Ghia

Hoopfit

Query Capital

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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