Senior Software Engineer, Windows/Desktop Applications - Chennai, India

Mission and company context

What you will do

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of native Windows desktop applications using Windows App SDK, WinUI, C#, XAML, and when needed C++.
• Define best practices for architecture, performance, memory usage, responsive UI, Windows 10/11+ compatibility, and maintainability.
• Integrate and validate accessibility APIs, including focus management, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader support.
• Collaborate with product designers, UX researchers, QA, and stakeholders on feature planning and roadmap decisions.
• Own features across conception, design, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance.
• Diagnose bugs, performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, rendering issues, and compatibility problems.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI or a similar framework, C#, and XAML.
• Deep understanding of Windows application architecture and managed .NET to native-code interoperation.
• Experience designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications.
• Strong experience with Windows accessibility APIs and accessible software development.
• Strong fundamentals in OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrent or asynchronous programming.
• Experience leading technical design, mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and consensus-building skills.
• A user-centric approach to accessible and intuitive software.

Preferred and bonus experience

• Native Windows code experience with C++, Win32, WinRT, or COM is preferred.
• Automated UI testing experience is preferred.
• Desktop performance optimization, localization, telemetry, crash reporting, and CI/CD experience are bonuses.
• Ownership of feature areas, refactoring, and technical debt management is a bonus.

What the company offers

• A high-impact role shaping Windows product architecture for millions of users.
• A collaborative engineering culture with autonomy and opportunities for technical leadership.
• A purpose-driven mission focused on reliable, accessible, user-centered software.