Senior Windows Desktop Architect (C#/WinUI) — Remote

Speechify; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High impact role

Flat-structure team

Leadership opportunities

Flexible autonomy

Purpose-driven mission

Job summary

Speechify is seeking a senior Windows desktop architect and developer to lead design and development of native Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and occasional C++. You will define architecture, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with product designers and QA.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and maintainability across Windows 10/11+, with ownership from conception to release and ongoing maintenance. Join a distributed team shaping a widely used product.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar), C#, XAML — and ideally additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
• Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code (.NET) and native code.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows, and dedication to building accessible and inclusive software.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming.
• Experience leading technical design, mentoring other engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
• Strong communication skills; ability to articulate tradeoffs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive consensus.
• A user-centric mindset: focus on building polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences for end users.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or related UI frameworks), C#, XAML, and — when needed — C++.
• Define and enforce best-practices for Windows desktop development across the codebase: code architecture, performance, memory usage, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility, and maintainability.
• Drive accessibility efforts: integrate accessibility APIs, ensure UI controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support for users with disabilities.
• Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and stakeholders to shape feature planning and long-term roadmap for Windows platform.
• Take ownership of full lifecycle of features: conception → design → implementation → testing → release → maintenance.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, or compatibility problems; propose robust solutions.

Skills

Windows App SDK

WinUI

C#

XAML

C++

Accessibility APIs

OOP

Multi-threading

Code Reviews

Architecture design

Tools

Win32/WinRT/COM

UI Testing Frameworks

Job description

Speechify is seeking a senior Windows desktop architect and developer to lead design and development of native Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and occasional C++. You will define architecture, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with product designers and QA.

The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and maintainability across Windows 10/11+, with ownership from conception to release and ongoing maintenance. Join a distributed team shaping a widely used product.