Desktop AI Apps Engineer (Electron, Real-Time UI)

A1; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 255,000 - 405,000; Full time

Job summary

A1 is advancing a proactive AI system used daily across conversations, tools, and workflows. You will own how this system behaves on desktop environments, focusing on reliability, performance, and real-time behavior in production desktop applications.

Focus areas include cross-platform Electron development, responsive UIs for real-time collaboration, and desktop-specific features like file access, notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building production Electron applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with React or similar UI frameworks.
• Solid understanding of the desktop application lifecycle.
• Experience with IPC communication.
• Experience working with local storage (SQLite, IndexedDB, filesystem).
• Experience with WebSockets or other real‑time transport mechanisms.
• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills.
• Familiarity with native OS behaviors on macOS or Windows.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron.
• Design responsive and scalable UIs for real-time collaboration.
• Implement desktop-specific functionality including file system access, native notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.
• Integrate AI-powered features via backend APIs.
• Optimize startup time, memory usage, and runtime performance.
• Profile and reduce Electron overhead.
• Manage large local state and message history efficiently.
• Ensure smooth real-time updates (messages, typing indicators, presence).
• Maintain stability across macOS and Windows environments.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

IPC communication

WebSockets

Performance profiling

Native OS behavior

Electron

Tools

Electron

Node.js

TypeScript

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

A1 is advancing a proactive AI system used daily across conversations, tools, and workflows. You will own how this system behaves on desktop environments, focusing on reliability, performance, and real-time behavior in production desktop applications.

Focus areas include cross-platform Electron development, responsive UIs for real-time collaboration, and desktop-specific features like file access, notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.