Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Penang, Malaysia

57 minutes 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, UI responsiveness, cross-version compatibility, and maintainability.
  • Drive accessibility efforts by integrating Windows accessibility APIs and validating support for keyboard navigation, screen readers, and other assistive technologies.
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders on feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and the Windows roadmap.
  • Own the full feature lifecycle from conception through design, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems.
  • Mentor other engineers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to technical design and architecture decisions.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI, 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 track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows, such as Microsoft UI Automation or similar.
  • Excellent software engineering fundamentals, including OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and multithreading or asynchronous programming.
  • Experience leading technical design, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate tradeoffs and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
  • User-centric mindset focused on polished, intuitive, and accessible end-user experiences.
  • Experience with UI automation testing, performance optimization, localization, telemetry, CI/CD, or release pipelines is preferred.

Benefits

  • High-impact role with the opportunity to shape the future of Speechify’s Windows product.
  • Collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture with room to contribute as a builder and decision-maker.
  • Opportunities to mentor others and grow into broader technical leadership roles such as Tech Lead or Architect.
  • Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility to own features end-to-end and help drive long-term product vision.
  • Purpose-driven mission focused on building reliable, accessible, and user-centered software.
  • 100% distributed work environment with no office.

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