Senior Windows Desktop Architect | Lead UI & Accessibility

Speechify

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

9 days ago
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Job summary

Speechify is seeking a senior Windows desktop engineer to design and build native Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, with occasional C++. You will drive accessibility, collaborate with product designers, QA, and other stakeholders to shape the Windows platform roadmap and own features end-to-end.

You will ensure quality, performance, and maintainability across releases, while mentoring others and contributing to long-term technical direction.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK and WinUI (or similar), plus C#, XAML; additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM) is a plus.
  • Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed (.NET) and native code.
  • Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications with emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows and commitment to building inclusive software.
  • Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or async programming.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and optionally C++.
  • Define and enforce best-practices for Windows desktop development across the codebase: architecture, performance, memory usage, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility (Win10/11+).
  • Drive accessibility efforts: integrate and validate accessibility APIs, ensure UI controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support for users with disabilities.
  • Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders to shape feature planning and long-term roadmap for Windows platform.
  • Own full lifecycle of features from conception to release and maintenance; ensure quality and reliability across releases.
  • Identify and resolve complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, or compatibility problems, and propose robust solutions.

Skills

3+ years Windows desktop development
Interoperability .NET and native code
Accessibility experience
Design patterns & multi-threading
Leadership & code reviews

Tools

Windows App SDK
WinUI
C#
XAML
C++

Job description

Speechify is seeking a senior Windows desktop engineer to design and build native Windows apps using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, with occasional C++. You will drive accessibility, collaborate with product designers, QA, and other stakeholders to shape the Windows platform roadmap and own features end-to-end.

You will ensure quality, performance, and maintainability across releases, while mentoring others and contributing to long-term technical direction.

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