Senior Desktop Engineer, Brain-Interface Platform

Orbit; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbit is building a wearable brain-computer interface and needs an experienced desktop application engineer. You will shape the desktop architecture, choose technologies, and define how the interface and acquisition services interact.

The role focuses on a C++23 stack with Qt 6/Qt Quick, gRPC, and Protobuf for device communication, with a Linux-forward, cross‑platform approach. You will create workflows for connection, self-test, and recording setup, and develop services that coordinate device

Qualifications

• Five+ years of professional experience building substantial desktop applications.
• Strong modern C++ skills and experience with Qt or a comparable GUI framework.
• Experience with event-driven programming and responsive user interfaces.
• Familiarity with asynchronous work, concurrency, and separating presentation from logic.
• Experience integrating services, devices, or data streams into an application.

Responsibilities

• Shape the application architecture, technology choices, and boundaries between the interface and acquisition services.
• Create workflows for connection, self-test, recording setup, and session monitoring.
• Develop acquisition and recording services coordinating device state, local storage, and cloud publication.
• Build responsive interfaces showing session progress, measurement quality, and device status.
• Collaborate with scientists and designers to turn complex instrument behavior into intuitive interactions.
• Design robust session workflows and automated tests, and handle packaging and cross-platform delivery.

Skills

Modern C++

Qt framework

Asynchronous programming

GUI development

Cross-platform

gRPC/Protobuf

Linux development

Education

Bachelors in CS/EE

Tools

CMake

Conan

vcpkg

GoogleTest

Catch2

Qt Test

Job description

Orbit is building a wearable brain-computer interface and needs an experienced desktop application engineer. You will shape the desktop architecture, choose technologies, and define how the interface and acquisition services interact.

The role focuses on a C++23 stack with Qt 6/Qt Quick, gRPC, and Protobuf for device communication, with a Linux-forward, cross‑platform approach. You will create workflows for connection, self-test, and recording setup, and develop services that coordinate device