Senior Software Engineer, Client UI Applications

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain features in our Electron-based desktop application using TypeScript and Vue 3.
• Develop and maintain the Electron main process / TypeScript backend, including IPC between main and renderer processes, integration with gRPC services that talk to C++ and Swift backends, and robust error handling, logging, and diagnostics.
• Build responsive, modular UIs using Vue 3, vue-router, and state management (e.g., Pinia(preferred) or Vuex).
• Work with electron-builder and related tooling to create installers for Windows (e.g., EXE/MSI/MSIX) and macOS (DMG/PKG), implement and maintain auto-update mechanisms, and handle code signing and notarization for both platforms.
• Collaborate with C++ (Windows) and Swift (macOS) team members to define gRPC APIs, understand native behavior, and debug cross-process issues.
• Contribute to Microsoft Office integration projects, especially Outlook and Office add-ins (Office.js, manifests, deployment) and interactions between the desktop client and Office or related web services.
• Ensure high code quality through unit and integration tests, code reviews, and adherence to coding standards (TypeScript + Vue).
• Participate in architectural and design discussions to improve modularity, testability, and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve platform-specific issues on Windows and macOS, including file system nuances, OS integration, and performance bottlenecks.
• Over time, take ownership of specific parts of the system (modules, features, or domains), becoming the primary point of contact and decision-maker for those areas.

Programming Languages & Frameworks

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript (preferred over plain JavaScript), including types, generics, strict typing, and good type modelling.
• Solid experience with Vue (ideally Vue 3) in production environments.
• Experience with state management in Vue using Pinia or Vuex (either is acceptable).

Electron.js & Desktop Development

• Proven experience building Electron.js desktop applications in production.
• Solid understanding of main vs renderer processes, IPC patterns, preload scripts, and security considerations.
• Hands-on experience with electron-builder or similar tooling: creating installers for Windows (EXE/MSI/MSIX) and macOS (DMG/PKG), handling auto-update mechanisms, and performing code signing and notarization on Windows and macOS.

Grpc & Backend Integration

• Experience integrating with backend services via gRPC or a similar typed API / RPC technology (e.g., REST + OpenAPI/Swagger, GraphQL, Thrift).
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn and use gRPC in day-to-day work: working with .proto files, using generated client stubs, and handling errors, timeouts, and connectivity issues.
• Ability to collaborate with teams developing native backends in C++ and Swift (reading code is a plus but not required as a primary language).