Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Huntsville, AL, USA

4 days, 17 hours 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 Windows desktop code architecture, performance, memory usage, responsiveness, compatibility, and maintainability.
  • Drive accessibility work by integrating and validating Windows accessibility APIs and ensuring keyboard, focus, and screen-reader support.
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders on feature planning and UI/UX architecture.
  • Own features end to end 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.
  • Propose robust architectural and design solutions for long-term platform health.
  • Mentor other engineers and help guide technical direction across the Windows codebase.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI or similar, 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 interoperability between managed .NET code and native code.
  • Proven experience designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications.
  • Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows such as Microsoft UI Automation or similar.
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals, including OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and multithreading or asynchronous programming.
  • Experience leading technical design, conducting code reviews, mentoring engineers, and making architecture-level decisions.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and drive consensus.
  • A user-centric mindset focused on polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences.
  • Experience with UI test automation, performance optimization, localization/globalization, telemetry, CI/CD, or long-term module ownership is preferred.

Benefits

  • United States-based salary range of $140,000 to $200,000 per year.
  • Bonus eligibility.
  • Stock compensation.
  • 100% distributed, remote-first work environment with no office.
  • High-impact role with direct influence on the Windows product used by millions of people.
  • Collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture with autonomy and ownership.
  • Opportunities to grow into broader technical leadership roles such as Tech Lead or Architect.
  • Purpose-driven mission focused on building reliable, accessible, user-centered software.

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