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Willow · 11 hours ago

Founding Software Engineer

Willow is a voice dictation app that is building the voice operating system to enhance user interaction with computers. They are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to develop core product features across platforms like Mac, Windows, and iOS, while working closely with the founding team to ensure a high-quality user experience.

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Responsibilities

Build and ship core product features across desktop and mobile
Work across the stack: Electron/React for desktop, Swift/SwiftUI for iOS
Support users, fix bugs, and solve problems quickly
Move fast, ship often, and iterate based on real feedback
Own app performance, reliability, and user experience
Work closely with the founding team and designers to build a world-class product

Qualification

ReactSwiftElectronSwiftUIUser experienceFast learnerProblem solving

Required

1+ years of experience
Experience with React
Experience with Swift
Experience with Electron/React or similar cross-platform frameworks
Experience with Swift/SwiftUI and native iOS development
Projects, startups, apps that you've taken from zero to one, especially if they've scaled to real users
Care about design, about the details, about building things the right way
Thoughtful about architecture and user experience
Ability to learn fast and pick up new frameworks, languages, and tools quickly
Not afraid of unfamiliar territory
Passion for productivity, AI, or voice technology
In-person in San Francisco

Preferred

Founding team member or early employee at a startup
Side projects or apps you've built and shipped, ideally with real users
0→1 experience. You've built something from nothing

Company

Willow

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Willow is an AI dictation app that writes anywhere on your computer.

H1B Sponsorship

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2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$4.2M
Key Investors
Y Combinator
2025-07-15Seed· $4.2M

Leadership Team

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Lawrence Liu
Co-Founder & CTO
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