Frontend Desktop Engineer

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance a cross-platform desktop communications application using React or Preact, JavaScript/TypeScript, and the Pear runtime.

• Implement intuitive, responsive user interfaces and translate product requirements and design concepts into reliable frontend experiences.

• Build and maintain application state management solutions using tools such as Redux, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or comparable libraries.

• Write modular, maintainable, well-tested code that follows established engineering standards and supports long-term scalability.

• Test, debug, and troubleshoot complex frontend applications, identifying and resolving functional, performance, and stability issues.

• Optimise application performance, including rendering efficiency, memory management, responsiveness, and resource utilisation.

• Contribute to cross-platform desktop application development and help ensure consistent behaviour across macOS, Windows, Linux, and other supported environments.

• Work with peer-to-peer networking and distributed application technologies to support reliable connectivity, data exchange, and decentralised communication.

• Integrate and support real-time communication capabilities, including audio and video functionality where applicable.

• Collaborate with engineers and other stakeholders in a remote, globally distributed team to plan, implement, review, and deliver software improvements.

• Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, and continuous improvement of frontend architecture and development practices.

• Contribute to the evolution of decentralised applications by identifying technical challenges and proposing practical, maintainable solutions.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing production-scale applications using React or Preact and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, component design, and state management using Redux, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, or similar technologies.

• Ability to write clean, modular, maintainable, and well-tested code.

• Solid experience testing and debugging complex frontend applications and resolving challenging technical issues.

• Strong understanding of UI performance optimisation, including rendering behaviour, memory management, and application responsiveness.

• Genuine interest in or practical experience with peer-to-peer technologies, distributed systems, or decentralised applications.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a globally distributed engineering team.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to discuss technical decisions, explain problems, and work constructively with colleagues.

• Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience developing desktop applications using Electron, Tauri, or similar runtimes.

  • Familiarity with WebRTC, media streams, audio/video APIs, and real-time communication systems.

  • Experience building and maintaining cross-platform applications for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

  • Demonstrated experience improving frontend performance and managing application resource consumption.

  • Contributions to open-source projects, particularly those involving peer-to-peer networking or decentralised technologies.

  Benefits

  • Work arrangement: Remote.

  • Location requested for this listing: India. The original job advertisement identifies Yerevan, Armenia, as its location, so eligibility to work remotely from India should be confirmed during the application process.

  • Employment type: Full-time.

  • Technical development: Opportunity to work with React, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, peer-to-peer networking, decentralised systems, and cross-platform desktop technologies.

  • Innovation and impact: Contribute to software focused on decentralised communication, real-time collaboration, and user privacy.

  • Global collaboration: Work with a distributed team of engineers across different locations.

  • Compensation: Salary and performance-related compensation details were not specified in the job description.

  • Additional benefits: Healthcare, paid leave, equipment allowances, learning budgets, and other employment benefits were not detailed and should be confirmed during the hiring process.