About the job
At Speechify, we believe that reading should never be an obstacle to learning. Our innovative text-to-speech technology empowers over 50 million users to convert any text, from PDFs and books to Google Docs and websites, into audio. This enables them to read faster, comprehend more, and retain information effectively. Our award-winning products, including the iOS and Android apps, Mac application, Chrome extension, and web app, have garnered accolades such as Google’s Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple’s 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity.
With a fully remote workforce of nearly 200 talented individuals, we attract top engineers, AI researchers, and professionals from renowned companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, as well as leading academic institutions such as Stanford. Our diverse team is dedicated to redefining reading accessibility.
- Lead and innovate the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications utilizing Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and C++ as necessary.
- Establish and uphold best practices for Windows desktop development, focusing on code architecture, performance optimization, memory management, responsive UI, cross-version compatibility (Windows 10/11+), and maintainability.
- Champion accessibility initiatives by integrating and validating support for accessibility APIs, ensuring compliance with UI controls, focus management, keyboard navigation, screen-reader support, and overall usability for users with disabilities.
- Work collaboratively with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and other stakeholders to influence feature planning, UI/UX architecture, and the long-term strategy for the Windows platform.
- Own the complete lifecycle of features from conception and design to implementation, testing, release, and maintenance, ensuring quality and consistency throughout.
- Diagnose and resolve intricate bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility challenges, while proposing comprehensive architectural or design solutions.

