Senior Software Engineer (TypeScript/Electron)- Desktop Native

Overview

Senior TypeScript/Electron engineer on the Desktop Native team, building secure desktop features (Autotype, SSH agent, DuckDuckGo integration) that connect the Bitwarden Electron application with native OS capabilities.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain TypeScript/Electron components for Desktop Native features, including Autotype, the SSH agent, and the DuckDuckGo integration.
• Develop end-to-end desktop workflows across Angular/TypeScript UI, Electron main and preload processes, and Node.js integrations.
• Work with Rust engineers to integrate native modules, well-defined application interfaces, and OS-level capabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Design and maintain secure IPC and native integration boundaries, with particular care for sensitive credential data.
• Partner with product, design, QA, Platform, and Vault teams to deliver reliable, user-friendly experiences across the desktop application.
• Improve performance, reliability, accessibility, and maintainability through automated tests and cross-platform debugging.
• Review pull requests and help raise the quality of TypeScript/Electron engineering, including community contributions on GitHub.
• Identify technical debt and contribute to pragmatic refactoring, architecture improvements, and technical documentation.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and sharing knowledge across the team.
• Independently plan, estimate, and deliver new feature work and bug fixes in a collaborative, distributed engineering environment.

What you'll need

• Strong production TypeScript/JavaScript experience, 4–6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience developing Electron desktop applications, including main and renderer processes, preload scripts, and IPC.
• Experience with Angular or a comparable modern front-end framework, and building maintainable user-facing applications.
• Strong understanding of Node.js, asynchronous application code, and secure handling of sensitive data across process boundaries.
• Experience testing, debugging, and shipping applications across desktop operating systems such as Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Experience using AI tooling in your development and testing workflow.
• Collaborative and adaptable mindset, with openness, authenticity, and excellent communication skills.
• Excitement and enthusiasm for open source and for better internet security.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Anthropic Claude experience preferred for AI tooling in development and testing workflows.
• Familiarity with Rust, native Node.js modules (N-API), or OS-level integrations.

Details

• Location: Noida.
• Work remotely with distributed team members across the world.