Senior Software Engineer - Desktop (Rust/Tauri)

Expand meeting capture across Windows and macOS, treating both as first-class platforms

Investigate and prototype on-device transcription and audio processing

Collect additional signals to strengthen our AI capabilities

Connect to external devices to improve capture quality

Write Rust that stays fast to work in — clear structure, strong tests, and interfaces that hold up as the app grows

Set the patterns and conventions that make the codebase productive for engineers and AI agents alike

Own release quality end to end: signing, notarization, auto-update, crash telemetry

Bring technical vision to roadmap conversations - what's possible on desktop that isn't possible elsewhere

Partner with product and design from problem definition, not just implementation

Contribute to how the team ships, using AI to make rigor efficient rather than slow

5+ years building software professionally, with meaningful time on desktop or client applications

Have shipped installed software to real users on Windows, macOS, or both - and supported it after launch

Working proficiency in Rust, or deep systems experience in a comparable language and genuine appetite for Rust

Comfortable across the native/web boundary - able to work in React and TypeScript without treating it as someone else's job

Practical knowledge of OS-level concerns: permissions, device access, background processes, packaging and distribution

Authorized to work in the US - we're not able to sponsor visas for this role

Audio capture, DSP, or real-time media pipeline experience

Tauri, or comparable hybrid frameworks

On-device ML or local inference work

Hardware or peripheral integration experience

Most meeting tools live in a browser tab, which puts a hard ceiling on what they can do. Desktop is where that ceiling comes off — the machine has access to audio, devices, and compute that no web app can reach. This role decides how much of that advantage we actually capture.

It's also a small team on a surface that's about to matter a lot more. The decisions you make in your first year will shape what Read's desktop experience is for years after.

Innovative: We bring AI to the masses with proactive technology that acts as the ultimate AI assistant. Built on our proprietary, patented technology, Read AI takes notes, surfaces information, facilitates collaboration, and learns you, making individuals and teams more effective.

Massive Impact: AI's greatest impact will be on the ability to allow people to do more, taking away mundane tasks, and guiding them to the next best action.

Growth Opportunities: Read AI is the fastest growing AI-copilot and meeting notetaker in history, and is one of the leading AI companies in the world, adding more than 1MM new customers every month. The company raised Series A and B in 2024, also was recognized as a Top Startup in Seattle by LinkedIn (2025), also notably a Top Company To Watch in 2025 by Inc Magazine, and is one of the Top AI Companies in Demand by Startups , according to a16z.

Leadership: Learn more about CEO and Co-Founder David Shim in this Fortune Good Life profile and listen to him share his vision for AI Agents, Digital Twins and the Future of Work . CTO and Co-Founder Rob Williams was recently anointed as one of the most disruptive leaders in AI . For more on our technology, Co-Founder and VP Data Science Elliott Waldron goes behind-the-scenes on our patents and models in this tech brief .

Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a diverse and talented team.

Senior Software Engineer positions offer a base pay range of $180,000-$220,000 plus equity and benefits. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer low deductible health plans, as well as flexible time away and family leave programs.

Please note our company does not provide visa support or sponsorship for employees.