Senior Desktop AI Full-Stack Engineer (On-Site SF)

Highlight; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity package

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO and parental leave

Paid team lunches and dinners

Relocation package

Job summary

Highlight is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer focused on building a shared intelligence layer for modern workflows. The role involves optimizing a native desktop runtime across macOS and Windows, requiring strong systems knowledge and extensive software engineering experience. Potential candidates should have a proven track record in enhancing performance and reliability in production software.

The position offers competitive salary, generous equity packages, and a 100% in-office work culture in San Francisco. Highlight prioritizes collaboration and effective communication among team members.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with successful releases.
• Comfortable with debugging OS-specific issues.
• Strong systems fundamentals with clean coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and implementation of the desktop runtime.
• Drive performance improvements and ensure system stability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver features.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Performance and reliability optimization

Native desktop software experience

Debugging systems on macOS/Windows

Strong communication skills

Job description

Highlight is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer focused on building a shared intelligence layer for modern workflows. The role involves optimizing a native desktop runtime across macOS and Windows, requiring strong systems knowledge and extensive software engineering experience. Potential candidates should have a proven track record in enhancing performance and reliability in production software.

The position offers competitive salary, generous equity packages, and a 100% in-office work culture in San Francisco. Highlight prioritizes collaboration and effective communication among team members.