Desktop App Engineer — Terac
Terac is the expert network powering frontier research. We build the infrastructure layer that makes human labor accessible on-demand, companies integrate via API to access research-grade experts, and we handle sourcing, verification, screening, and payouts.
Our participant-facing experience today lives on iOS (native SwiftUI) and web. We need someone to own the desktop app, bringing the same rich interview experience (voice/video AI-moderated conversations, multimedia stimuli, screen sharing, prototype testing) to macOS and Windows. This is a greenfield build with real users waiting.
You will:
- Own the desktop app from zero to shipped. Choose the right framework (Electron, Tauri, Swift/AppKit, or something better), build it, and iterate with real participants.
- Build a rich interview experience — LiveKit-powered voice/video calls, screen sharing, interactive prototype testing, and multimedia stimulus display (images, video, audio, web content) all running natively on desktop.
- Integrate deeply with our platform — tRPC API, authentication (OAuth), push notifications, deep linking, earnings/payout flows, and real-time interview state management.
- Solve desktop-specific problems — screen capture permissions, multi-monitor support, OS-level notifications, auto-updates, and hardware device management (camera, mic).
- Ship cross-platform — macOS first, Windows fast-follow. Handle the platform-specific edge cases that make or break native feel.
- Collaborate with the iOS engineer to keep participant UX consistent across mobile and desktop, sharing patterns and learnings.
- Work directly with the CTO to shape the native app strategy as we expand from research tooling into the broader human data economy.
You are:
- A high-agency builder with 3+ years building production desktop apps (Electron, Tauri, Swift/AppKit, WPF, or similar).
- Experienced shipping cross-platform native applications with auto-update, crash reporting, and OS integration.
- Strong with real-time communication — WebRTC, LiveKit, or similar voice/video SDKs in a native context.
- Fluent in TypeScript and/or Swift — our backend is TypeScript (Next.js, tRPC, Drizzle), our iOS app is SwiftUI.
- Comfortable with screen capture, media handling, and hardware APIs (camera, microphone, screen sharing permissions).
- Opinionated about native UX — you know the difference between a web app in a wrapper and a real desktop app, and you won't ship the former.
- Maybe a former founder or lead who's hungry to build again.
Nice to have:
- Experience with LiveKit SDKs (we use them across web, iOS, and our Python voice agent).
- Familiarity with AI/LLM integrations or voice AI.
- Experience with multimedia playback and interactive content embedding.
- Previous work on participant/consumer-facing apps where trust and reliability matter.
Why now:
- We're at the inflection point, shifting from a research tool into a platform company with 10+ API integrations launching in the next quarter.
- The desktop app is greenfield with a clear spec (our iOS app already does it) and real demand from participants who do interviews at their computer.
- The human data market for AI training is exploding and we have the recruitment infrastructure already built.
- You'd be joining a sub-10-person team with $9M in funding and a growing base of happy customers.
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Our participant-facing experience today lives on iOS (native SwiftUI) and web. We need someone to own the desktop app, bringing the same rich interview experience (voice/video AI-moderated conversations, multimedia stimuli, screen sharing, prototype testing) to macOS and Windows. This is a greenfield build with real users waiting.
You will:
- Own the desktop app from zero to shipped. Choose the right framework (Electron, Tauri, Swift/AppKit, or something better), build it, and iterate with real participants.
- Build a rich interview experience — LiveKit-powered voice/video calls, screen sharing, interactive prototype testing, and multimedia stimulus display (images, video, audio, web content) all running natively on desktop.
- Integrate deeply with our platform — tRPC API, authentication (OAuth), push notifications, deep linking, earnings/payout flows, and real-time interview state management.
- Solve desktop-specific problems — screen capture permissions, multi-monitor support, OS-level notifications, auto-updates, and hardware device management (camera, mic).
- Ship cross-platform — macOS first, Windows fast-follow. Handle the platform-specific edge cases that make or break native feel.
- Collaborate with the iOS engineer to keep participant UX consistent across mobile and desktop, sharing patterns and learnings.
- Work directly with the CTO to shape the native app strategy as we expand from research tooling into the broader human data economy.
You are:
- A high-agency builder with 3+ years building production desktop apps (Electron, Tauri, Swift/AppKit, WPF, or similar).
- Experienced shipping cross-platform native applications with auto-update, crash reporting, and OS integration.
- Strong with real-time communication — WebRTC, LiveKit, or similar voice/video SDKs in a native context.
- Fluent in TypeScript and/or Swift — our backend is TypeScript (Next.js, tRPC, Drizzle), our iOS app is SwiftUI.
- Comfortable with screen capture, media handling, and hardware APIs (camera, microphone, screen sharing permissions).
- Opinionated about native UX — you know the difference between a web app in a wrapper and a real desktop app, and you won't ship the former.
- Maybe a former founder or lead who's hungry to build again.
Nice to have:
- Experience with LiveKit SDKs (we use them across web, iOS, and our Python voice agent).
- Familiarity with AI/LLM integrations or voice AI.
- Experience with multimedia playback and interactive content embedding.
- Previous work on participant/consumer-facing apps where trust and reliability matter.
Why now:
- We're at the inflection point, shifting from a research tool into a platform company with 10+ API integrations launching in the next quarter.
- The desktop app is greenfield with a clear spec (our iOS app already does it) and real demand from participants who do interviews at their computer.
- The human data market for AI training is exploding and we have the recruitment infrastructure already built.
- You'd be joining a sub-10-person team with $9M in funding and a growing base of happy customers.
Apply Now
Apply Now