Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Manila, Philippines
Core
Design, architect, and develop native Windows desktop applications for Speechify's text-to-speech products, ensuring high performance, accessibility, and cross-version compatibility.
Role type
Senior IC Windows desktop engineer
Builds
Native Windows desktop apps (WinUI, Windows App SDK) for text-to-speech reading
Domain
Consumer software / Accessibility / Desktop development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, C++, .NET interop, Windows accessibility APIs, multi-threading, memory management, OOP, design patterns
Preferred skills
UI automation testing, performance optimization (memory/rendering), localization/globalization, telemetry/crash reporting, CI/CD pipelines
Technologies
Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, C++, .NET, Microsoft UI Automation
Responsibilities
Lead design and architecture of native Windows desktop apps; enforce best practices for performance and compatibility; drive accessibility integration and validation; collaborate on UI/UX roadmap; own full lifecycle of features from conception to release; diagnose and resolve complex bugs and performance bottlenecks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with architectural leadership