We're an applied AI company building a powerful assistant that makes it easy for anyone to create and use software in their everyday work. Town starts from who you are — it builds a persistent model of you (your voice, judgment, relationships, priorities) and does real work on your behalf across every tool you use: email, calendar, docs, Slack, CRM. It doesn't wait to be prompted. It observes, learns, and acts.
We most recently raised a $55M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and continued support from First Round Capital, Alt Capital, and Conviction — plus angels including Adam D'Angelo, Soleio Cuervo, and Immad Akhund.
About the roleTown is most powerful when it's ambient — always there, aware of what you're working on, one keystroke away. The native macOS app is how that happens. We're looking for a Desktop Engineer to own Town's macOS client: a fast, deeply-integrated, always-on app that lives in your menu bar, understands the context around you, and acts the moment you need it.
You'll own the native client end to end — architecture, OS integration, performance, and the release pipeline — and set the craft bar for what a Town desktop experience feels like. The bar is someone who has shipped a real Mac app that people loved to use, and sweats the details that make native software feel effortless.
What you'll doBuild and own Town's native macOS app in Swift, SwiftUI, and AppKit — architecture, features, and polish.
Go deep on the OS: menu-bar and background agents, global shortcuts, notifications, EventKit, and the Accessibility APIs that let Town understand and act across other apps.
Make an always-on client that's genuinely fast and light — low memory, low battery, no jank.
Own the release pipeline: code signing, notarization, sandboxing/entitlements, crash reporting, and seamless auto-update.
Handle sensitive user data on-device with the security and privacy it deserves, in partnership with our security work.
Work closely with the backend and AI teams to bring Town's agent to the desktop natively.
Set the craft and performance bar for the desktop experience — and lay the groundwork for future platforms.
Have extensive experience building native macOS (and/or iOS) applications, with depth in Swift.
Are fluent in both AppKit and SwiftUI and know when to reach for each.
Have worked below the UI layer: OS-level APIs, background processes, IPC/XPC, notifications, accessibility.
Care about performance and polish
Have shipped and owned a Mac app end to end, including signing, notarization, and updates.
Want to own a product surface from zero and move at startup speed doing it.
In-person in San Francisco's Financial District, five days a week. Everyone is here to do their best work and make this product a success.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience building native macOS or iOS applications
- Deep proficiency in Swift
- Fluency in AppKit and SwiftUI
- Experience with OS-level APIs, background processes, IPC or XPC, notifications, and accessibility APIs
- Experience optimizing application performance and polish
- Experience shipping and owning a Mac app end to end
- Experience with code signing, notarization, and application updates
- Ability to work in person five days per week in San Francisco
What We Do
The Town Company is a restaurant in Kansas City, MO, that celebrates old-school culinary traditions with modern interpretations of the new Midwestern table. The menu highlights seasonal produce from neighboring farms and features a live-fire, wood-burning hearth using native Missouri white oak, offering an intimate dining experience and a dedicated Chef's Counter.
