Senior Desktop Engineer_AI - AQM

Role Overview

Build a high-performance, desktop screen recording platform that operates reliably at the system level across operating systems. This role focuses on deep OS integration, screen capture pipelines, performance optimization, and robust desktop architecture, with Windows as the primary platform and macOS/Linux as secondary targets.

You will work extensively with OS level APIs, managing multi-display environments, and building reliable screen capture pipelines that integrate seamlessly with browser extensions, web surfaces, and backend services.

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Key Responsibilities

Application Development

• Design, develop, and maintain a cross-platform desktop screen recording application for Windows/Mac/Linux.

• Implement reliable screen capture pipelines using native OS APIs.

• Build robust configuration and control mechanisms suitable for enterprise deployments.

• Develop and maintain installers and packaging for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

• Integrate the desktop application with browser extensions (Chrome/Firefox) and web interfaces for recording control and state sync.

System Integration & Performance

• Optimize recording workflows for low CPU, memory, and disk overhead, even during long sessions.

• Work with Windows native APIs for screen capture, window enumeration, display detection, and system resource management.

• Handle complex multi-monitor setups, DPI scaling, resolution changes, and dynamic display reconfiguration.

• Implement structured logging, diagnostics, and crash reporting to support observability at scale.

• Collaborate with backend teams to ensure reliable chunked uploads, retries, and fault tolerance during recording sessions.

Quality & Maintenance

• Write unit, integration, and system-level tests for critical desktop components.

• Debug and resolve platform-specific issues, with deep ownership of Windows-related problems.

• Participate actively in design reviews and code reviews, raising the bar on system reliability.

• Maintain clear technical documentation for installation, customer onboarding, configuration, and operational behavior.

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Technical Stack

Languages

• Rust / Go / C / C++ or other native desktop/system programming languages

Platforms

• Windows (Primary), macOS, Linux

APIs & System Interfaces

• Windows screen capture and graphics APIs

• Core Audio APIs, platform-specific screen/audio libraries

• OS-level windowing, display, and process APIs

Integration

• REST APIs, WebSockets

• Browser extension ↔ desktop IPC mechanisms

Packaging & Distribution

• Windows installers (MSI / EXE)

• macOS/Linux packaging workflows

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Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in desktop application development.

• Strong proficiency in at least one native/system programming language (Rust / Go / C / C++ / ElectronJS).

• Strong experience with Windows development and native APIs (Win32/UWP).

• Experience building low-level, performance-sensitive systems (screen capture, rendering, process, audio I/O or resource management).

• Knowledge of video and audio encoding (WebM, VP8/VP9, Opus).

• Familiarity with desktop application packaging and distribution, especially on Windows/Mac.

• Excellent debugging skills with the ability to reason about OS-level failures and edge cases.

• Bonus: Audio recording, audio processing, and performance optimization knowledge.