AI Summary
Join a media and technology leader as a Senior Desktop Engineer/Agentic Engineer to build features and ship products across platforms using AI coding tools. This is a 3-month, remote, W2 contract. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of software engineering experience and strong proficiency in at least one systems or application programming language.
Key Highlights
Build features and ship products across platforms using AI coding tools
Work with a cross-functional team to build AI-powered browser
Use AI coding tools as the primary development method
Key Responsibilities
Build features, fix bugs, and ship products across platforms
Use AI coding tools to write and maintain high-quality, efficient code
Debug and resolve issues related to rendering, networking, and system integration
Technical Skills Required
Job Description
ektello is partnering with a media and technology leader to find a Sr Desktop Engineer/Agentic Engineer to join their team.
This is a 3-month, remote, w2 contract. No c2c or sponsorship offered.
Location: US Remote
This engineer will build features and ship product on the Desktop browser (macOS/Windows), iOS and Android apps using AI coding tools as the primary development method. They need to be a strong application engineer who can move fast with AI tools. Will work with Cross-functional team (Product, Design, Engineering) building AI-powered browser across iOS, Android, and Desktop. The team uses AI coding tools (primarily Claude Code) as the primary development method — no code is written by hand.
Primary Responsibilities (daily/weekly)
- Build features, fix bugs, and ship products across platforms including Chromium, Android, iOS, GCP
- Use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex) to write and maintain high-quality, efficient code. Team does not write code by hand.
- Work across UI components and backend service integrations using AI tools to ramp quickly on unfamiliar areas.
- Debug and resolve issues related to rendering, networking, and system integration.
- Participate in code reviews as applicable, weekly meetings, daily standups, and weekly demos (Fridays).
- Occasionally work across platform boundaries when needed (e.g., touching backend services or shared code used by other platforms).
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- Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in at least one systems or application programming language (e.g., Swift, C++, Rust, C#, or similar)
- Experience building and shipping complex applications on iOS, android, macOS or Windows
- Strong problem-solving skills and comfort navigating large, unfamiliar codebases
- Willingness and ability to use AI coding tools (Claude Code) as the primary development method. This is non-negotiable
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- Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries):
- 6-10+ years of software engineering with a track record of shipping consumer desktop products
- Prior experience with large-scale native apps (browsers, IDEs, media apps, productivity tools, or similar)
- No management or leadership requirement, this is a hands-on IC role
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