Software Engineer – Desktop

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Singapore.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of system behavior in desktop environments

• Prioritize reliability, performance, and real-time functionality in production desktop applications

• Develop and sustain cross-platform desktop applications utilizing Electron

• Create responsive and scalable user interfaces for real-time collaboration

• Implement desktop-specific functionalities such as file system access, native notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking

• Integrate AI-driven features (chat, agents, AI assistance) through backend APIs

• Enhance startup time, memory consumption, and runtime efficiency

• Analyze and minimize Electron overhead

• Efficiently manage extensive local state and message history

• Guarantee seamless real-time updates (messages, typing indicators, presence)

• Ensure stability across both macOS and Windows platforms

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated software engineering experience

• Practical experience in developing production Electron applications

• Strong command of JavaScript and TypeScript

• Familiarity with React or similar UI frameworks

• Comprehensive understanding of the desktop application lifecycle

• Experience with IPC communication

• Knowledge of local storage solutions (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem)

• Experience with WebSockets or other real-time transport protocols

• Strong skills in debugging and performance profiling

• Understanding of native OS behaviors on macOS or Windows

🏝️ Benefits

• The world's leading products today were created by small, elite teams

• High concentration of talent within a hands-on team

• Decision-making through collective input

• Operate at high speed while balancing quality output and continuous learning