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About the Role
The Software Engineer, Desktop will own how the system behaves on desktop environments. Your work focuses on reliability, performance, and real-time behavior in production desktop applications.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron.
- Design responsive and scalable UIs for real-time collaboration.
- Implement desktop-specific functionality including file system access, native notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.
- Integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered features (chat, agents, Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistance) via backend APIs.
- Optimize startup time, memory usage, and runtime performance.
- Profile and reduce Electron overhead.
- Manage large local state and message history efficiently.
- Ensure smooth real-time updates (messages, typing indicators, presence).
- Maintain stability across macOS and Windows environments.
Requirements
- Proven software engineering experience.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) experience required.
- Hands-on experience building production Electron applications.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Experience with React or similar UI frameworks.
- Solid understanding of the desktop application lifecycle.
- Experience with IPC communication.
- Experience working with local storage (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem).
- Experience with WebSockets or other real-time transport mechanisms.
- Strong debugging and performance profiling skills.
- Familiarity with native OS behaviors on macOS or Windows.
Skills
- Electron
- Node.js
- NoSQL
- SQL
- Typescript
- JavaScript
- React
- IndexedDB
- IPC Communications
- WebSockets
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Remote
- Work From Home
Salary/Compensations
- USD 150000 - USD 170000 - yearly
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Savings Plan Options
- PTO