Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Des Moines, IA, USA

1 month, 1 week ago
Full-time
Senior
Software Development
Speechify

Speechify

Speechify is a top-rated text to speech AI app with voice cloning and dubbing features, serving over 10 million users including students and professionals.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 2017

Description

  • Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications.
  • Define and enforce best practices for code architecture, performance, memory usage, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility, and maintainability.
  • Drive accessibility efforts by integrating and validating support for Windows accessibility APIs and usability features.
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders on feature planning and UI/UX architecture.
  • Own features across the full lifecycle from conception and design through implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems.
  • Contribute to long-term roadmap decisions and technical direction for the Windows platform.
  • Mentor other engineers, conduct code reviews, and participate in architecture-level decisions.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI or similar frameworks, C#, and XAML.
  • Additional experience with native Windows code such as C++, Win32, WinRT, or COM is preferred.
  • Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed .NET code and native code.
  • Proven experience designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications with a focus on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows, such as Microsoft UI Automation or similar frameworks.
  • Excellent software engineering fundamentals, including OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and multi-threading or asynchronous programming.
  • Experience leading technical design, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and drive consensus.
  • User-centric mindset with a focus on polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences.
  • Experience with automated UI testing, performance optimization, localization/globalization, telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, or CI/CD workflows is preferred.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $140,000-$200,000 USD per year, plus bonus and stock, depending on experience.
  • High-impact role with direct influence on the Windows product and user experience.
  • Collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture with room to contribute as a decision-maker.
  • Opportunities to lead, mentor others, and grow into broader technical leadership roles.
  • Flexibility, autonomy, and ownership of features end to end.
  • Purpose-driven mission focused on building reliable, accessible, and user-centered software.
  • 100% distributed work environment with no office.

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