About the Role

We are hiring a Software Engineer in New York who specializes in Electron, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript runtime,

In this role you will work on LM Studio (desktop application), lmstudio-js (SDK), and lms (CLI).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain new features in LM Studio
• Design, implement, maintain new public and internal APIs
• Extend, maintain, test LM Studio Core SDKs
• Implement, debug, test Node daemon-level code
• Implement, debug, test Node / Electron IPC code
• Implement, debug, test Node bindings (NAPI)
• Profile, debug, improve application rendering performance
• Profile, debug, improve process memory and CPU usage
• Be an excellent communicator, contributor, and collaborator

Minimum Qualifications

• Into local LLMs and have tinkered with them in LM Studio
• 3+ years experience with Node and TypeScript
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols
• Strong understading of operating systems
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• You have deep understanding of JavaScript foundational knowledge such as event loops, micro tasks, prototype inheritance
• You have tinkered, and have many ideas for tinkering, with local LLMs
• You are curious about, and have investigated React really works under the hood
• You can make apps run really fast, and find out exactly why they're not fast
• You are a prolific contributor, and always been, anywhere you worked or studied

Pay and Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401K
• Company provided MacBook Pro M3 / or high performance Windows/Linux laptop
• Access to awesome hardware of all kinds
• Office in the Brooklyn Navy Yard with stunning views and free gym access

Annual Salary Range: $175,000 - $350,000