Cross-Platform Desktop App Engineer (Tauri)

Embedded Shishya

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Menlo is seeking an Application Engineer to build and ship the Jan desktop app across macOS, Windows, and Linux. You will own the application end to end, from architecture through packaging and distribution, working across web and native layers.

This lean, agent‑native role emphasizes fast shipping with careful review and guardrails. You will collaborate on full‑stack work (React/Node.js) with Rust on the native side, ensuring robust packaging, installers, auto-updates, and multi‑distro Linux

Qualifications

Must build and ship cross‑platform desktop apps with React/Node.js and native components.
Experience shipping Tauri-based apps across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Working knowledge of Rust and desktop packaging/distribution.
Strong Linux packaging, distribution, and environment troubleshooting.
Experience owning packaging, builds, and release pipelines.
Ability to work independently with agent-native workflows and strong code judgment.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the Jan desktop app across macOS, Windows, and Linux using Tauri.
Work full stack across the app: React and Node.js on the application layer, Rust on the native side.
Own packaging, builds, and distribution: installers, auto-update, release pipelines, and code signing.
Give Linux first-class support: packaging and distribution across common distros.
Integrate local model runtimes and app features end to end.
Work agent-natively with parallel agent execution and careful guardrails.