Frontend Desktop Engineer

About the role

Tether is looking for a Frontend Desktop Engineer to develop and maintain Keet Desktop, its cross-platform P2P communications application built with React and running on the Pear runtime. The role covers UI/UX implementation, performance optimization and more, within a remote, globally distributed team.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Keet Desktop, the cross-platform P2P communications app built with React on the Pear runtime.
• Work on UI/UX implementation and performance optimization.
• Help shape the future of decentralized communication.

Required profile

• Proven experience with React/Preact and modern JavaScript/TypeScript in production-scale applications.
• Strong competency in state management (Redux, Redux Toolkit, Zustand or similar).
• Ability to write modular, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Solid skillset in testing and debugging complex frontend applications.
• Deep interest or experience with P2P technologies or distributed systems.
• Comfort working in a remote, globally distributed team with good communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Desktop application development experience (Electron, Tauri or similar runtimes).
• Familiarity with video/audio APIs (WebRTC, media streams) and real-time communication.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize UI performance: rendering and memory management.
• Cross-platform application experience (macOS, Windows, Linux, etc.).
• Past contributions to open-source projects, especially in P2P or decentralized tech.