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SPSpeechify

Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications(m/w/x)

Lausanne
from USD 130,000 - 160,000 / year
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Architecting and developing native Windows desktop apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, and XAML. 3+ years Windows desktop app development required. Stock options, bonus, and leadership opportunities.

Requirements

  • 3+ years Windows desktop app development (Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML)
  • Additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM) is ideal
  • Deep understanding of Windows application architecture
  • Interop between managed (.NET) and native code
  • Designing, building, shipping production-quality desktop apps
  • Emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, maintainability
  • Strong experience with Windows accessibility APIs
  • Dedication to building accessible, inclusive software
  • Excellent software engineering fundamentals
  • OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms
  • Memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming
  • Leading technical design
  • Mentoring other engineers
  • Conducting code reviews
  • Making architecture-level decisions
  • Strong communication skills
  • Articulating tradeoffs
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Driving consensus
  • User-centric mindset
  • Focus on building polished, intuitive, accessible experiences
  • Writing automated UI tests (unit, integration, UI automation)
  • Familiarity with relevant testing frameworks
  • Performance optimization for desktop apps
  • Memory usage, startup time, rendering performance optimization
  • High-DPI support, responsiveness under load optimization
  • Experience with localization/globalization
  • Right-to-left UI support, internationalization
  • Accessibility for multiple regions
  • Familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting
  • Logging, error monitoring in desktop applications
  • Shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines
  • Deployment strategies for desktop applications
  • Ownership of feature areas or modules
  • Long-term feature/module drive (maintenance, refactoring, debt)

Tasks

  • Lead design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications
  • Use Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and C++ as needed
  • Define and enforce best practices for Windows desktop development
  • Optimize code architecture, performance, memory usage, and responsive UI
  • Ensure cross-version compatibility for Windows 10/11+
  • Maintain codebase for long-term sustainability
  • Drive accessibility efforts by integrating and validating support for accessibility APIs
  • Ensure UI controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader support
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and stakeholders
  • Shape feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and long-term roadmap
  • Own full lifecycle of features from conception to maintenance
  • Ensure quality, reliability, and consistency across releases
  • Identify and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, and rendering issues
  • Propose robust architectural or design solutions

Work Experience

  • 3 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishNative

Tools & Technologies

  • Windows App SDK
  • WinUI
  • C#
  • XAML
  • C++
  • Win32
  • WinRT
  • COM
  • .NET

Benefits

Bonuses & Incentives

  • Bonus

Competitive Pay

  • Stock options

Informal Culture

  • Collaborative engineering culture

Career Advancement

  • Leadership opportunities

Mentorship & Coaching

  • Mentorship opportunities

Other Benefits

  • Technical direction steering
  • End-to-end feature ownership
  • Reliable software building
  • User-centered software building

Flexible Working

  • Flexibility

Purpose-Driven Work

  • Autonomy
  • Responsibility
  • Long-term product vision contribution
  • Purpose-driven mission

Modern Equipment

  • Accessible software building
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