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Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Winston-Salem, NC, USA

2 days, 2 hours ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
Software Engineer
Software Development
C# C++ CI/CD .NET
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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
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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, including support for Windows accessibility APIs, keyboard navigation, screen-reader compatibility, and usable interfaces for people with disabilities.
  • 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.
  • Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems.
  • Lead technical design discussions, mentor other engineers, and contribute to architecture-level decisions.
  • Work across managed and native Windows code when needed, including C#, XAML, WinUI, C++, and Windows App SDK.
  • Help ensure quality, reliability, and consistency across releases.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI or similar frameworks, C#, and XAML.
  • Ideally additional experience with native Windows code such as C++, Win32, WinRT, or COM.
  • 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.
  • Strong experience with Windows accessibility APIs such as Microsoft UI Automation or similar frameworks.
  • 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 and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and drive consensus.
  • A user-centric mindset focused on polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences.
  • Preferred experience writing automated UI tests, including unit tests, integration tests, and UI automation tests.
  • Preferred experience optimizing desktop app performance, including memory usage, startup time, rendering, high-DPI support, and responsiveness under load.
  • Preferred experience with localization, globalization, and right-to-left UI support.
  • Preferred familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and error monitoring.
  • Preferred experience shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines, and deployment strategies for desktop applications.
  • Preferred ability to own feature areas or modules long term, including maintenance, refactoring, and technical debt management.

Benefits

  • United States-based salary range of $140,000-$200,000 per year, plus bonus and stock depending on experience.
  • Remote-first, 100% distributed 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 room to contribute as a builder and decision-maker.
  • Opportunities to mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership roles.
  • Flexibility, autonomy, and ownership to solve problems end-to-end and contribute to long-term product vision.
  • Purpose-driven mission focused on building reliable, accessible, user-centered software.
  • Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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