Desktop Engineer - AI

Bjak Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company specializing in AI solutions is seeking a skilled software engineer to develop and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron. The ideal candidate will have over four years of software engineering experience and a strong background in JavaScript, TypeScript, and UI frameworks. You will build production systems while optimizing performance and integrating AI capabilities to enhance user collaboration and experience. Join our fast-paced, high-performance team focused on impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience is required.
• Hand-on experience building Electron applications needed.
• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cross-platform desktop apps using Electron.
• Design responsive, scalable UI for real-time collaboration.
• Integrate AI-powered features via backend APIs.

Skills

JavaScript / TypeScript

Electron

React or similar UI frameworks

Debugging skills

Performance profiling

Job description

Why This Role Matters

• You define how users experience AI-powered collaboration on desktop
• Your work directly impacts speed, reliability, and trust at scale
• You solve hard problems at the intersection of OS, frontend, real-time systems, and AI
• You build production systems used daily - not prototypes
• You help set desktop engineering standards from day one

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain cross-platform desktop apps using Electron
• Design responsive, scalable UI for real-time collaboration
• Implement desktop-specific capabilities:
  • File system access
  • Native notifications
  • Auto-updates
  • Deep linking
• Integrate AI-powered features (chat, agents, AI assistance) via backend APIs
• Optimize memory usage, startup time, and runtime performance
• Profile and reduce Electron overhead
• Handle large local state and message history efficiently
• Ensure smooth real-time updates (messages, typing indicators, presence)
• Maintain stability across macOS and Windows environments

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Hands‑on experience building production Electron applications
• Strong knowledge of:
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • React or similar UI frameworks
  • Desktop application lifecycle
• Experience with:
  • IPC communication
  • Local storage (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem)
  • WebSockets or other real-time transport
• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating AI features in production:
  • LLM-based chat
  • AI agents
  • Streaming AI responses
• Understanding of AI constraints:
  • Latency vs UX tradeoffs
  • Cost considerations
  • Non-deterministic outputs
• Experience handling large local datasets or long-lived app sessions
• Familiarity with native OS behaviors on macOS or Windows

Our Team & Culture

We operate as a dense, senior, high‑performance team. We value clarity, speed, craftsmanship, and relentless ownership. We behave like founders – we build, ship, iterate, and hold ourselves to a high technical bar.

About A1

A1 is a self-funded, independent AI group, focused on building a new consumer AI product with global impact. We're assembling a small, elite team of ML and engineering builders who want to work on meaningful, high‑impact problems.