Lead Windows Desktop Architect | Shape Accessible UX at Scale

speechify; Oxford; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% distributed team

No office

Job summary

Speechify seeks a skilled Windows desktop software engineer to design, architect, and ship Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, and XAML. You will collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, and QA to shape features, ensure performance, accessibility, and cross-version compatibility.

You will own features end-to-end, mentor other engineers, and contribute to long-term product roadmaps in a fully distributed team. Strong communication and user-centric focus are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Windows desktop app development using Windows App SDK and C#, XAML.
• Experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
• Proven track record shipping production-grade desktop apps with reliability, performance, accessibility.
• Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows and inclusive software.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, and development of Windows desktop apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, and possibly C++.
• Define best-practices for Windows desktop development across codebase, including performance and cross-version compatibility.
• Drive accessibility efforts: ensure keyboard navigation, screen-reader support, and usability for users with disabilities.
• Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and stakeholders to shape feature planning and long-term roadmap.
• Take ownership of full lifecycle of features from conception to maintenance.
• Identify and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, or rendering issues.

Skills

Windows desktop development

C# / XAML

WinUI / Windows App SDK

Native Windows C++

Design patterns / OOP

Accessibility APIs

Code reviews & mentoring

Strong communication

Tools

UI testing frameworks

CI/CD tooling

Telemetry / crash analytics

Job description

Speechify seeks a skilled Windows desktop software engineer to design, architect, and ship Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, and XAML. You will collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, and QA to shape features, ensure performance, accessibility, and cross-version compatibility.

You will own features end-to-end, mentor other engineers, and contribute to long-term product roadmaps in a fully distributed team. Strong communication and user-centric focus are essential.