Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, ne…
Palo Alto, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Mid level
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news artic…
Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. A…
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Palo Alto, CA, USA
Palo Alto, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, GCP, API Design, Systems Thinking, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Kotlin, Java, GCP, API Design
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Anaheim, CA, USA
Anaheim, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Systems Thinking, API Design, GCP, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Berkeley, CA, USA
Berkeley, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Systems Thinking, API Design, GCP, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Sacramento, CA, USA
Sacramento, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Kotlin, GCP, API Design, Systems Thinking
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Culver City, CA, USA
Culver City, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Systems Thinking, API Design, GCP, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Pasadena, CA, USA
Pasadena, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, Systems Thinking, API Design, GCP, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences - Riverside, CA, USA
Riverside, California, United States · Remote OK
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone. We absorb it all and let you listen to it at your desk, on the go, at your own …
Skills: Kotlin Multiplatform, GCP, API Design, Systems Thinking, Backend Development
Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Anaheim, CA, USA
Anaheim, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Mid level
Mission The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, ne…
Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Oakland, CA, USA
Oakland, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
Mission The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, ne…
Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Fremont, CA, USA
Fremont, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Mid level
Mission The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, ne…
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
Senior+
Overview Configuration Management Database Administrator LOCATION: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA JOB STATUS: Full-time CLEARANCE: None CERTIFICATION: TRAVEL: As Needed SALARY: $110,000-130,000 Astrion has …
Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Anaheim, CA, USA
Anaheim, California, United States · Remote Solely
$140k–$200k/yr
Senior
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news artic…
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$240k–$334k/yr
Senior+$26M raised
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience in program management. Experience with generative AI technologies and stakeholder management. Pre…
Technical Lead Manager, Machine Learning, GeminiApp Personalization, DeepMind
Mountain View, California, United States · On-site
$262k–$365k/yr
Senior+$26M raised
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products. 3 …
Skills: Software Development, System Architecture, Generative AI, Large Language Models, Machine Learning
Company Description It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. That moment inspired Fred to build a company that could do that for …
Electrical Engineer, Laptops and Tablets Platform Enablement Hardware
San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$190k/yr
Mid level$26M raised
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience working in a consumer electronics hardware de…
Skills: Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Digital Circuit Design, Analog Circuit Design, Embedded Systems Design
Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Los Angeles, CA, USA
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$140k–$200k/yr
Full-time
Bonus, Stock Options
Posted 17d ago
~40 hrs/week
Remote in United States
Responsibilities
Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications while enforcing best practices for performance and maintainability. Drive accessibility efforts and collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage the full feature lifecycle from conception to release.
Requirements
Requires 3+ years of experience in Windows desktop development using C#, XAML, and WinUI, with a strong focus on accessibility APIs. Candidates must have a proven track record of shipping production-quality software and strong software engineering fundamentals.
Full job description
Mission
The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.
Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.
Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies
What You’ll Do
Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or related UI frameworks), C#, XAML, and — when needed — C++.
Define and enforce best-practices for Windows desktop development across the codebase: code architecture, performance, memory usage, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility (Windows 10/11+), and maintainability.
Drive accessibility efforts: integrate and validate support for accessibility APIs (e.g. Microsoft UI Automation or other relevant Windows accessibility frameworks), ensure UI controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support, and usability for users with disabilities.
Collaborate closely with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders to shape feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and long-term roadmap for the Windows platform.
Take ownership of full lifecycle of features: conception → design → implementation → testing → release → maintenance. Ensure quality, reliability, and consistency across releases.
Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, or compatibility problems — and propose robust architectural or design solutions.
An ideal candidate should have
Required:
3+ in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar), C#, XAML — and ideally additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code (.NET) and native code.
Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows (e.g. Microsoft UI Automation or similar), 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 (where relevant).
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.
Preferred / Bonus:
Experience with writing automated tests for UI — unit tests, integration tests, UI automation tests; familiarity with relevant testing frameworks.
Experience with performance optimization for desktop apps (memory usage, startup time, rendering performance, high-DPI support, responsiveness under load).
Experience with localization/globalization, right-to-left UI support, internationalization, accessibility for multiple regions.
Familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and error monitoring in desktop applications.
Previous experience in shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines, and deployment strategies for desktop applications.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of feature areas or modules and drive them long-term, including maintenance, refactoring, and technical debt management.
What we offer
A high-impact role: you will define architecture, shape the future of our Windows product, and directly influence what millions of users see and experience.
A collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture — you are not just a coder, but a builder and a decision-maker.
Opportunities to lead — mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership (e.g. Tech Lead, Architect).
Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility: you define how to solve problems, own features end-to-end, and contribute to long-term product vision.
A purpose-driven mission: building software that’s reliable, accessible, and user-centered — making a real difference for people.
The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience
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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Related keywords
Windows App SDKWinUIC#XAMLC++Win32WinRTCOM.NETMicrosoft UI AutomationAccessibilityOOPDesign PatternsMulti-threadingAsynchronous ProgrammingCI/CD
Speechify is the Voice AI Assistant you’ve always wanted.
Speechify reads, types, talks, and answers for you. Trusted by 50+ million users.
Want to read faster? Speechify reads any Google Doc, PDF, webpage, or book aloud in 1000+ lifelike voices across 60+ languages, at up to 4.5x speed.
Have a question? Just ask – Speechify already has context from the articles, books, and documents on your screen. It’s like talking to ChatGPT, but faster and with more context.
Want to type faster? Speak naturally and Speechify will type every word for you.
Speechify combines the world’s most human-sounding text to speech (TTS), voice typing dictation, and voice assistant technology.
== Speechify Features ==
➤ Listen at any speed
Hear anything up to 4.5× faster (900 wpm). Learn more in less time with voices that sound natural even at high speed.
➤ Listen on desktop or mobile devices.
Your library syncs instantly across desktop and mobile. Start reading on Chrome, continue on iOS or Android – anytime, anywhere.
➤ Human-like voices
Speechify voices feel real, including official partners like Snoop Dogg, MrBeast, and Gwyneth Paltrow and 200+ others.
➤ Screenshot image to audio
Take a picture or screenshot of any text and Speechify will read it aloud instantly.
➤ Floating widget
Always at your fingertips – move it, dock it, or hide it entirely for a distraction-free experience.
➤ Voice Typing
Dictate emails, essays, or prompts directly into any website. Type 3–5× faster just by talking.
➤ Talk to Speechify
Ask: “What are the main takeaways?” or “Quiz me on this essay.” Speechify understands your articles, documents, and anything on your screen – it’s your personal AI reader, assistant, and tutor in one.
➤ Other features
• Active highlighting for reading along.
• Inline player on every site.
• One subscription synced across all devices.
== Joining Speechify ==
We're actively hiring across every role.
Please go to speechify.com/careers to apply!
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