About the job
At Speechify, we are dedicated to ensuring that reading is never an obstacle to learning. Our innovative text-to-speech products empower over 50 million users to convert a variety of reading materials—such as PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, and websites—into audio. This allows them to read faster, absorb more information, and enhance their retention. Our award-winning applications span iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web platforms, reflecting our commitment to inclusivity and accessibility in technology.
With a fully distributed team of nearly 200 professionals from prestigious backgrounds, including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Stanford, we foster a collaborative environment free from office constraints. Join us as we continue to innovate and grow!
- Lead the design, architecture, and development of cutting-edge native Windows desktop applications utilizing Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar UI frameworks), C#, XAML, and occasionally, C++.
- Establish and uphold best practices for Windows desktop development, focusing on code architecture, performance, memory optimization, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility (Windows 10/11+), and maintainability.
- Champion accessibility initiatives by integrating and validating support for accessibility APIs (e.g., Microsoft UI Automation), ensuring user interface controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, screen-reader compatibility, and overall usability for individuals with disabilities.
- Work closely with product designers, UX researchers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to influence feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and the strategic roadmap for the Windows platform.
- Take comprehensive ownership of feature lifecycles, from conception and design to implementation, testing, release, and maintenance, ensuring quality, reliability, and consistency across deployments.
- Dive deep into identifying, diagnosing, and resolving complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility challenges, while proposing robust architectural or design solutions.

