[Hiring] Desktop Engineer @Next Step Systems

Role Description

We have a great opportunity available for a Desktop Engineer with Electron Applications experience. Our first application is an agent-first mobile communication app. We believe building applications that users use daily for communication, coordination, and collaboration needs will help integrate AI into their lives. The net effect is to eliminate misinformation, achieve low coordination costs, enable high-quality tasks and collaboration at scale with minimal or little prompting.

This position is 100% Remote and ONLY open for candidates residing in the United States. Must be able to prove US residency.

MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE A 60 MINUTE CODING ASSESSMENT.

Desktop Engineer Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain cross-platform desktop applications using Electron, TypeScript, and React.
• Develop interfaces for messaging, real-time collaboration, and AI-powered features.
• Implement desktop functionality including file system access, notifications, auto-updates, and deep linking.
• Integrate backend APIs and WebSockets for real-time messaging, presence, and streaming responses.
• Manage local storage, application state, and message history.
• Optimize application startup time, memory usage, and runtime performance.
• Debug production issues and maintain application stability across MacOS and Windows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience, including building production Electron applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
• Experience with Electron architecture, main and renderer processes, and IPC communication.
• Experience integrating REST APIs, WebSockets, and real-time data updates.
• Understanding of desktop application lifecycle, native MacOS integrations, and application packaging.
• Experience with local storage technologies such as SQLite, IndexedDB, or file systems.
• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills across macOS and Windows.
• Experience building chat, messaging, or collaboration applications is a plus.
• Experience with Electron auto-updates, code signing, and application distribution is a plus.
• Experience integrating LLM APIs, Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents, or streaming Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses is a plus.
• Experience with native Node.js modules or platform-specific integrations is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Savings Plan Options
• PTO

Company Description

Please check out all of our jobs at www.nextstepsystems.com .

Compensation: USD 140,000 - USD 170,000 yearly.