Wispr Flow
Staff Engineer, Desktop (macOS)
$270K–$350K
San Francisco · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsors H1B, O1, EB1, L1, STEM OPT, and more; sponsorship is not guaranteed for every role, but the company says it will make every reasonable effort if it makes an offer.
About the job
Own the macOS platform architecture and build a screen-context engine that helps Wispr’s products understand what is happening on a user’s screen.
What you'll do
- Build a reliable screen-context engine for dictation, Notetaker, Instruct Mode, and future products.
- Set technical direction across accessibility, native integrations, memory, state, and background behavior.
- Solve performance, correctness, and cross-application failures while protecting user privacy.
What they ask for
- Designed a system or platform that other engineers successfully built on.
- Recently shipped meaningful production code for a desktop application.
- Debug unfamiliar systems from first principles.
- Owned a quality or UX metric and can turn ambiguous technical problems into clear team direction.
Pay
$270K – $350K USD base salary
Tools
macOS, Electron
AI focus
Build screen-context capabilities that help products understand screen activity and support voice-interface features.
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