Cross-Platform Desktop App Engineer (Tauri)

Menlo Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This is a build-and-ship role focused on performance, packaging pipelines, and agent-native workflows. You will partner closely with the team to deliver a lean, end-to-end desktop product that runs locally for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Full-stack engineer, strong in React and Node.js.
• Hands-on experience building and shipping Tauri apps.
• Working knowledge of Rust.
• Desktop app development and cross-platform distribution experience.
• Solid Linux skills: packaging, distribution, and environment quirks.
• Proven ownership of app packaging, builds, and release pipelines.
• An agent-native default workflow and the judgment to hand-write critical code when it matters.
• Comfortable with full ownership, ambiguity, and shipping fast.

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 as your default, running agents in parallel with your own review and guardrail discipline.

Skills

React

Node.js

Rust

Desktop apps

Cross-platform

Linux packaging

Release pipelines

Agent-native workflows

Tools

Tauri

Code signing

Linux packaging

Job description

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

This is a build-and-ship role focused on performance, packaging pipelines, and agent-native workflows. You will partner closely with the team to deliver a lean, end-to-end desktop product that runs locally for millions of users.