Speechify is a company that aims to make reading accessible to everyone. They are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications. The ideal candidate will have experience with Windows desktop application development, accessibility APIs, and a user-centric mindset.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML
- Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code and native code
- Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications
- Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows, and a dedication to building accessible and inclusive software
- Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming
- Experience leading technical design, mentoring other engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions
- Strong communication skills; ability to articulate tradeoffs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive consensus
- A user-centric mindset: focus on building polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences for end users
Benefits
- High-impact role with direct influence on the future of the Windows product
- Collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture
- Opportunities to lead and mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership
- Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility to define how to solve problems and own features end-to-end
- A purpose-driven mission to build software that's reliable, accessible, and user-centered