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Speechify is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications. The role involves building and maintaining Speechify's Windows App SDK and WinUI-based applications using C#, XAML, and C++ where needed.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead design and architecture of Windows desktop applications, establishing best practices for code quality, performance, memory management, responsive UI, and cross-version compatibility (Windows 10/11+).
- Drive accessibility initiatives by integrating Windows accessibility APIs (Microsoft UI Automation), ensuring keyboard navigation, screen-reader support, focus management, and inclusive design for users with disabilities.
- Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and stakeholders to shape feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and long-term Windows platform roadmap.
- Own the full feature lifecycle from conception through design, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
- Identify and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems with robust architectural solutions.
Required qualifications:
- 3+ years of Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, and XAML; experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32, WinRT, COM) is valuable.
- Deep understanding of Windows application architecture and interop between managed (.NET) and native code.
- Proven track record shipping production-quality desktop applications with emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Strong experience with Windows accessibility APIs and commitment to building accessible software.
- Solid software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading, asynchronous programming.
- Experience leading technical design, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
- User-centric mindset focused on polished, intuitive, accessible experiences.
Preferred experience includes automated UI testing, performance optimization for desktop apps, localization/globalization, telemetry and analytics, CI/CD workflows for desktop applications, and long-term ownership of feature areas.
Speechify is a 100% distributed company with ~200 employees globally. The company's mission is to make reading never a barrier to learning through text-to-speech technology. Over 50 million users leverage Speechify's products across iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web platforms. Google named Speechify Chrome Extension of the Year; Apple awarded it the 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity.
