Life at
Malkano
We're a small, distributed team building serious software for serious problems — without taking ourselves too seriously. Here's what that actually looks like.
Six things we live by
Not posters on a wall. The principles that actually shape how we work.
Build with curiosity
We're learners first. Reading time, side experiments, and rabbit holes are part of the job.
Trust the team
Async-first. Low ego. High autonomy. We hire adults and treat them like it.
Quality over churn
We'd rather ship one thing we're proud of than three we'd rather forget.
Make work human
Real lives outside work, real conversations during it. No performative urgency.
Default to clarity
Write it down. Share early. The doc is the meeting. The decision lives in writing.
Bias to ship
Reversible decisions get made fast. Perfect is the enemy of in-production.
What a day looks like
Slow start
Coffee. Inbox triage. Skim async updates from teammates in earlier timezones.
Deep work block
Two hours, no meetings, calendar locked. The most valuable hours of the day.
Team sync
Quick standup over video. 15 minutes max. Demos, blockers, decisions.
Pair + polish
Code review, pairing on tricky problems, shipping the day's work to staging.
Perks & benefits
Remote-first
From anywhere, forever.
Unlimited PTO
30+ days enforced.
Health cover
You and your family.
Learning budget
$2k a year, no questions.
Latest gear
Whatever you need.
Annual retreat
We meet IRL once a year.
Wellness stipend
Therapy, gym, anything.
Flexible hours
Your timezone, your day.
Moments, together
What teammates actually say
I joined three years ago expecting another agency. I stayed because the team actually cares about doing the work well — and lets me own it end to end.
Aarav Mehta
Principal Engineer · 3 years
The async culture is real. I shipped my first feature without sitting in a single meeting. Just a doc, a PR, and a thoughtful review.
Saanvi Iyer
Frontend Engineer · 2 years
I was nervous about joining a remote company after years in offices. The retreat changed that — I felt closer to this team in a week than I did to my last one in five years.
Diego Ramos
Full-Stack Developer · 1 year
Sound like home?
Let's build it together
We hire all year round. If something resonates, take a look at our open roles.