Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Basel, Switzerland
Core
Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications for Speechify's text-to-speech products.
Role type
Senior IC Windows Desktop Engineer
Builds
Native Windows desktop apps (iOS, Android, Mac, Web, Chrome Extension)
Domain
Consumer software / Accessibility / Text-to-speech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, C++, .NET interop, Windows accessibility APIs, OOP, design patterns, memory management, multi-threading
Preferred skills
UI automation testing, performance optimization, localization/globalization, CI/CD workflows, feature ownership
Technologies
Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, C++, .NET
Responsibilities
Lead design and architecture of native Windows desktop apps; enforce best practices for code architecture and performance; drive accessibility efforts and validate support for accessibility APIs; collaborate with product designers and UX researchers; take ownership of full lifecycle of features from conception to maintenance; identify and resolve complex bugs and performance bottlenecks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities