Skylum empowers millions of photographers to create incredible images. Our award-winning photo editing software combines AI-powered automation with full creative control. We make editing enjoyable, easy, and accessible for everyone. You’ll join an environment where growth, learning, and creativity are encouraged. Flexible schedules, trust-based workflows, and a supportive team give you everything you need to focus on your best work. 🇺🇦 Proudly Ukrainian, Skylum stands with Ukraine through action, regularly supporting organizations that help accelerate our victory.

Requirements: • 3-5+ years of commercial C#/.NET desktop development experience; • Deep WPF expertise: Strong mastery of MVVM, data binding, custom controls, and a solid grasp of the UI thread / Dispatcher model and async programming; • Real experience with .NET memory management and performance profiling - and a proven track record of fixing leaks, not just describing them; • Practical exposure to native C++ interop (C++/CLI, P/Invoke, or marshaling); • Solid understanding of OOP, SOLID, clean code, and a genuine code-review habit; • Comfortable in Agile environment, writing clear acceptance criteria and handling corner cases; • A practical, daily relationship with AI-assisted development tooling (Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to boost productivity; • English strong enough to live in official documentation and deep-dive technical literature (MSDN, specs, deep-dive articles).

Nice to have: • Experience with Image/graphics processing, GPU, or DirectX/Direct2D; • Experience with WinUI 3; • A background in photo, creative, or media desktop apps; • Comfort improving large legacy codebases through deliberate and safe refactoring; • Native instinct for desktop pitfalls - handling leaks, permission levels, and UI-thread affinity; • Photography as a hobby.

Responsibilities: • Architect and build high-performance features using .NET 10 and WPF, ensuring the UI remains fluid and responsive under heavy loads; • Develop and optimize C++/CLI wrappers to maintain a seamless, memory-safe bridge between our .NET environment and native C++ core libraries; • Profile and hunt down complex desktop issues - eliminate memory leaks, fix UI thread blockages, and resolve interop vulnerabilities; • Deliberately refactor legacy modules, gradually transforming older parts of the codebase into clean, testable, and modern architecture; • Conduct high-standard code reviews • Leverage modern AI-assisted tools to accelerate routine coding, unit-test generation, and documentation; • Collaborate closely with the team during 2-week sprints to flesh out technical requirements, cover tricky corner cases, and estimate complex tasks.

What we offer

For personal growth: • A chance to work with a strong team and a unique opportunity to make substantial contributions to our award-winning photo editing tools; • An educational allowance to ensure that your skills stay sharp; • English, German, and Polish classes to strengthen your capabilities and widen your knowledge.

For comfort: • A great environment where you’ll work with true professionals and amazing colleagues whom you’ll call friends quickly; • The choice of working remotely or in our office space located on Podil, equipped with everything you might need for productive and comfortable work.

For health: • Medical insurance; • Twenty-one days of paid sick leave per year;

For leisure: • Twenty-one days of paid vacation per year; • Fun times at our frequent team-building activities.

What to expect when you apply • An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist • Professional/technical interview • Management interview • And finally, your job offer!

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