Electron Desktop Engineer - Real-Time Timekeeping (Remote)

Artha Nexgen; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Remote-first workforce

Job summary

micro1 is seeking a Software Engineer (Electron.js) to build a cross-platform desktop system for timekeeping. You will focus on a private, high-performance Electron-based agent that runs on MacOS and Windows, designed for a globally distributed workforce.

Join a remote-first team focused on real-time tracking, offline data pipelines, and privacy-conscious analytics. Expect strong emphasis on debugging, performance, and edge-case handling in distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building production-grade desktop apps with Electron.js.
• Experience designing cross-platform MacOS and Windows apps.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Familiarity with OS-level APIs for user interactions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve a cross-platform desktop agent using Electron.js, optimized for performance and minimal resource footprint.
• Build real-time timekeeping systems with precise event tracking and background execution.
• Design and implement system-level signal collection with strong privacy and efficiency guarantees.
• Develop offline-first data pipelines with reliable background sync and conflict resolution.
• Integrate with distributed backend services and internal APIs to enable analytics and reporting.
• Continuously improve runtime performance, memory efficiency, and fault tolerance.
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to ship features that directly impact user productivity.

Skills

Desktop development

Cross-platform development

Debugging

Performance optimization

Tools

Electron.js

Job description

micro1 is seeking a Software Engineer (Electron.js) to build a cross-platform desktop system for timekeeping. You will focus on a private, high-performance Electron-based agent that runs on MacOS and Windows, designed for a globally distributed workforce.

Join a remote-first team focused on real-time tracking, offline data pipelines, and privacy-conscious analytics. Expect strong emphasis on debugging, performance, and edge-case handling in distributed systems.