Desktop Applications Engineer, Duo Desktop

Cisco•Ann Arbor, MI

7d•$128,600 - $184,900•Hybrid

About The Position

The Duo Desktop team builds endpoint capabilities that provide trusted device identity and security-posture signals, including experiences delivered through Cisco Identity in Cloud Control. Our engineers partner with product, design, and platform teams to create secure, reliable, high-performance identity experiences that scale across enterprise environments. We value ownership, pragmatic decision-making, craftsmanship, collaboration, and responsible AI-assisted development. This role will help shape how device trust is established and used across Cisco’s Identity Fabric and broader security portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
3+ years of professional experience developing native desktop applications for macOS using Swift programming language and SwiftUI AND/OR Windows programming in C# and .NET frameworks (WinForms/WPF)
Experience building responsive user interfaces (SwiftUI or UIKit) and debugging UI issues (Xcode or other tools?)
Experience with REST APIs and HTTP integration

Nice To Haves

Experience with authentication, identity management systems, zero-trust security principles and building for security-sensitive or regulated environments.
Experience with hardware security features (TPM, Secure Enclave, or similar).
Cross-platform development experience (macOS + Windows) , performance optimization, and debugging of native applications
Open-source contributions or GitHub portfolio
Experience with secure credential storage APIs (Keychain, Credential Manager)
Mentoring , code reviews, UI and Unit Testing experience
Experience with AI coding assistants or modern development tooling

Responsibilities

Build client features and components that run across macOS and Windows platforms.
Write clean, testable code with unit and UI tests; perform code reviews for team members.
Troubleshoot and fix bugs in development and production environments; participate in postmortems.
Collaborate with backend engineers, security, and product teams to integrate platform capabilities.
May lead medium-complexity features from design through completion.
Share knowledge with teammates and help junior engineers grow; model responsible use of AI tooling.
Stay current on platform frameworks and security capabilities; bring ideas for technical improvement.
Work independently with minimal guidance to determine technical approaches.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)