macOS Desktop Engineer – SwiftUI & AppKit (On-site SF)

Town; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Town is seeking a Desktop Engineer to own the native macOS client—an integrated, always-on app that lives in the menu bar and responds to user context. You will architect, develop, and polish the macOS experience, collaborating with backend and AI teams to bring Town's agent to the desktop.

Ideal candidates ship a Mac app end-to-end, with deep knowledge of AppKit/SwiftUI, performance tuning, and the release pipeline including signing and notarization. This is a hands-on, high-impact role in SF.

Qualifications

• Experience building native macOS or iOS apps using Swift.
• Fluency with AppKit and SwiftUI and knowing when to use each.
• Shipped Mac apps end-to-end including signing, notarization and updates.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Town's native macOS app in Swift, SwiftUI, and AppKit — architecture, features, and polish.
• Go deep on the OS: menu-bar and background agents, global shortcuts, notifications, EventKit, and related Accessibility APIs.
• Create a fast, low-memory, low-battery client with smooth user experience.
• Own the release pipeline: code signing, notarization, sandboxing/entitlements, crash reporting, auto-update.
• Handle sensitive user data on-device with security and privacy considerations, in collaboration with security team.
• Collaborate with backend and AI teams to bring Town's agent to the desktop.
• Set the craft and performance bar for desktop experiences and plan for future platforms.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

AppKit

macOS development

Performance optimization

Tools

Xcode

EventKit

Notifications APIs

IPC/XPC

Job description

Town is seeking a Desktop Engineer to own the native macOS client—an integrated, always-on app that lives in the menu bar and responds to user context. You will architect, develop, and polish the macOS experience, collaborating with backend and AI teams to bring Town's agent to the desktop.

Ideal candidates ship a Mac app end-to-end, with deep knowledge of AppKit/SwiftUI, performance tuning, and the release pipeline including signing and notarization. This is a hands-on, high-impact role in SF.