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Anthropic

Software Engineer, Desktop

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the Role We're looking for desktop app engineers to join our Claude product team and help ... Optimize application performance, memory usage, and startup time across platforms * Design and ...

Masimo

Sr Engineer, Desktop Software

Irvine, CA · On-site

$113K - $150K/yr

We are looking for a Desktop Application Engineer to join our team at our Irvine, CA headquarters. Key Responsibilities: * Design and build complex software systems for desktop platforms. * Lead the ...

SmartSearch Dev

Application Developer I

Towaoc, CO · On-site

We're seeking a versatile Application Developer to design, develop, and maintain software solutions ... You'll build and integrate desktop, web, or mobile applications using modern frameworks, optimize ...

IMMI

Senior Application Developer

Westfield, IN

$92.10K - $126.60K/yr

Senior Application Developer Worksite Location: Westfield, Indiana Duties: Indiana Mills ... Desktop and plus), Forms, Reports, PL/SQL, BI Publisher, OAF (Oracle Applications Framework), forms ...

IMMI

Senior Application Developer

Westfield, IN · On-site

$92.10K - $126.60K/yr

Senior Application Developer Worksite Location: Westfield, Indiana Duties: Indiana Mills ... Desktop and plus), Forms, Reports, PL/SQL, BI Publisher, OAF (Oracle Applications Framework), forms ...

The Friedkin Group

Application Developer

Houston, TX · On-site

A Day In The Life The Application Developer I is part of a development team, responsible for ... Internship, bootcamp, personal projects, or open-source contributions are considered valuable ...

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As an Internship Desktop Application Developer, you will often work on real-world projects such as developing user interfaces, creating features, fixing bugs, or optimizing performance for existing desktop applications. You can expect to use programming languages like C#, Java, or Python, and frameworks such as .NET, WPF, or Electron, depending on the company’s tech stack. Typically, you’ll collaborate closely with senior developers, UI/UX designers, and quality assurance teams, gaining hands-on experience and feedback throughout the development lifecycle. This exposure helps you build both technical skills and a practical understanding of software development workflows.

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Software Engineer, Desktop

Software Engineer, Desktop

Anthropic

San Francisco, CA • On-site

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About the Role

We're looking for desktop app engineers to join our Claude product team and help build native applications that harness the transformative power of advanced language models. Your mission will be to package our AI capabilities into elegant desktop experiences that put unprecedented capabilities at users' fingertips. You will work with a talented team of engineers, researchers, and product specialists to design and implement key components that bridge our AI technology with intuitive user interfaces. Join us in this exciting mission to transform how people engage with our AI technology and unlock new realms of human potential.

Today, our app is mostly web-based - but we're eager to build the best possible version of Claude for macOS and Windows with a mix of both native and web technologies. You might be a great fit for this role if you're up for the challenge of learning multiple programming languages.

We are more interested in strong engineers excited to learn new languages and technologies to build the best possible experience than we are looking for people with hands-on experience in Chromium, Electron, C++, or the various native macOS and Windows APIs. We believe that strong engineers can learn whatever technology is best suited to build the best possible experience - and we understand that even the best engineers will have little experience with one of the operating systems and areas we'd like to invest in. 

We're looking for curious engineers excited to figure out, with us, what AI on the desktop could do.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain the core infrastructure and features within Claude.ai and in our Electron-based desktop app using a typical web stack (TypeScript, React)
  • Use native code (Rust, Swift, C++) to bring advanced features to the desktop app, connecting Claude to macOS and Windows
  • Optimize application performance, memory usage, and startup time across platforms
  • Design and build robust update mechanisms and deployment pipelines
  • Create monitoring tools to track application performance and user experience
  • Build a strong intuition for how advanced LLMs could be most useful on your computer, augmenting humans in their work
You may be a good fit if you have:
  • Have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with strong emphasis on desktop application development
  • Have practical experience with Electron and deep understanding of its architecture
  • Possess strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and experience with modern frontend frameworks
  • Take a product-focused approach and care about building solutions that are robust, scalable, and easy to use
  • Have experience with native module development in C++ to extend application capabilities
  • Understand macOS and/or Windows platform-specific technologies and development patterns
  • Have experience with cross-platform application packaging, code signing, and distribution
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams

We're working with a large number of technologies - and you might be an excellent candidate even if you've only worked with a subset of them. An ideal candidate may have never used Electron before but does have hands-on experience in working with Chromium's C++. Similarly, a great candidate may have worked on Electron apps, but hasn't used C++ or Swift before.

We understand that even the best engineers will have more experience with some platforms than others.

Strong candidates may also have experience with:
  • Experience working on and building operating systems, browsers, or deeply OS-integrated software (screensharing, video-calling, game engines, etc)
  • Experience integrating and working with AI/ML models and understanding their capabilities
  • Demonstrated success implementing cross-platform development strategies
  • Vision for the future of AI-powered desktop applications and a drive to make that vision a reality
  • Have experience with IPC (Inter-Process Communication) and security in desktop applications

Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

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