Software Engineer, Web & Desktop

Sandbar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental benefits

Company-sponsored 401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Early stage equity

Job summary

Sandbar, an interface company in New York City, seeks an experienced software product engineer to help build Stream, a conversational interface. This role blends software engineering, interaction design, and consumer products to deliver fast, intuitive experiences.

You’ll own features end-to-end, extend Stream to desktop and web surfaces, collaborate with iOS, firmware, and backend teams, and work with product, design, and GTM to ship releases and iterate based on user insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building consumer-facing software products
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, React, Swift, Electron
• Comfort working full stack—backend services, APIs, and frontend
• Experience with audio/media APIs is a plus

Responsibilities

• Extend Stream into novel desktop, web, and other surfaces—owning the full stack from UI to backend
• Design and build interaction patterns for novel input-output paradigms
• Develop new features and integrations end-to-end, including backend services where needed
• Collaborate with iOS, firmware, and backend engineers to maintain a seamless cross-platform experience
• Work with product, design, and GTM to ship releases, gather insights, and iterate

Skills

5+ years consumer software

TypeScript

React

Swift

Electron

Full stack

UI/UX attention

Real-time apps

Audio APIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Node.js

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Job description

About Sandbar

Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to augment individuals so we can each think, act, and move more freely. Our team has built SW, ML, and HW products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Google, Apple, Fitbit, Peloton, and Equinox.

Our first product, Stream, is a self extension—a private voice ring and conversational interface. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, & Wired, and begins shipping in Summer '26.

Join us in creating technology that extends human thinking.

About

We’re looking for an experienced software product engineer to help build Stream, a new conversational interface. We aspire to make technology as easy as thinking—fast, intuitive, and always available. This role will extend Stream to new surfaces and use cases, and is perfect for someone who sits at the intersection of software engineering, interaction design, and consumer products.

Responsibilities

• Extend Stream into novel desktop, web, and other surfaces—owning the full stack from UI to backend

• Design and build interaction patterns for novel input-output paradigms

• Develop new features and integrations end-to-end, including backend services where needed

• Collaborate with iOS, firmware, and backend engineers to maintain a seamless cross-platform experience

• Work with product, design, and GTM to ship releases, gather insights, and iterate

Qualifications

• 5+ years building and shipping consumer-facing software products

• Strong proficiency in modern web technologies (TypeScript, React or similar) and desktop frameworks (Swift, Electron)

• Comfort working full stack—backend services, APIs, and frontend

• Excellent attention to UI/UX details

• Track record of building 0-to-1 products or features with ambiguity

• Experience with real-time or interactive applications is a plus

• Experience with audio/media APIs is a plus

• Strong interdisciplinary communication

• Strong ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and high technical output

• Passion for human-computer interfaces

FTE Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental benefits

• Company-sponsored 401(k)

• Unlimited PTO and sick time

• Early stage equity