Senior Native Desktop Engineer for AI & Performance

highlightai

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Generous equity
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible PTO
Relocation package

Job summary

Highlight is seeking a Member of Technical Staff to own the native desktop runtime across macOS and Windows, delivering low-latency and lightweight execution. The role focuses on production-grade reliability and high-performance design in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years shipping native desktop software, strong systems fundamentals, and a track record of reducing latency and resource usage. This is an in-office role based in SF with a strong ownership ethos.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience shipping native desktop software.
  • Experience building and debugging macOS and/or Windows native systems.
  • Track record of improving latency, CPU/memory usage, and stability in production apps.
  • Ability to own architecture, implementation, instrumentation, and release across platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture and implementation of Highlight’s native desktop runtime across macOS and Windows.
  • Drive improvements to performance, stability, and resource efficiency across native processes.
  • Implement robust telemetry, diagnostics, and monitoring to detect regressions and accelerate debugging.
  • Collaborate with backend engineering, ML engineering, and product to deliver end-to-end features across the desktop app and backend systems.
  • Establish best practices for native development, testing, release processes, and cross-platform compatibility.

Skills

Native desktop software
macOS/Windows
Performance optimization
Telemetry & monitoring
End-to-end ownership

Job description

Highlight is seeking a Member of Technical Staff to own the native desktop runtime across macOS and Windows, delivering low-latency and lightweight execution. The role focuses on production-grade reliability and high-performance design in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years shipping native desktop software, strong systems fundamentals, and a track record of reducing latency and resource usage. This is an in-office role based in SF with a strong ownership ethos.

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