Founding Engineer (Desktop)

Overview

We're looking for a founding engineer with deep experience building Electron apps to help us deliver a world-class Willow experience.

Willow is a voice dictation app that lets you type anywhere on your computer using your voice. People already rely on Willow every day to write emails, respond in Slack, prompt AI, and move faster in their day-to-day work.

Our mission is to build the voice operating system, a way to control your computer entirely with your voice.

We're backed by the best, like Box Group, founders of Instacart and Hubspot, Y Combinator, and more.

The Opportunity

We’re at the very beginning of a shift in how people use technology.

The first major interface was the keyboard and mouse. The second was touch. The third is voice.

This is your chance to help build it.

You’ll be joining early, helping with desktop (built with Electron) development with a lot of product still to design and build. The impact is real. This is the kind of work that shapes how people use computers for decades to come. If we get this right, billions of people will use what we build every day.

The Role

We’re looking for someone to be heavily involved with the development of our desktop app.

You’ll:

• Help build the first version of Willow on desktop

• Own app performance, reliability, and security

• Talk to users, understand their needs, and design solutions

• Work with our founding team and designers to build a high-quality product

• Stay current on Electron tools, frameworks, and best practices

This is a high-ownership role where you'll shape both the product and the platform. You’ll work closely with the team and move fast.

Your Background

We're looking for someone who:

• Has built and shipped high-quality Electron apps (even better if voice-related)

• Deeply understand how Electron apps work, from packaging to updates, performance to native modules

• Comfortable working with React, Node.js, and TypeScript in an Electron environment

• Can debug, profile, and optimize Electron app performance

• High attention to detail and willingness to learn

• Strong product knowledge and UX intuition

How to Stand Out:

• 1–3+ years at a fast-growing startup

• Worked on AI, real-time, or multimodal products

• Research our product and show us how to improve before we even talk

• Prove you're proactive by reaching out

You’re a builder at heart. You like to move quickly, work through ambiguity, and care about doing great work.