Senior Effects Engine Engineer

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November 5

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Canva

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SaaS • Media • Education

Canva is a versatile online design platform that empowers users to create a wide range of professional designs with ease. From social media posts and presentations to business cards and posters, Canva provides thousands of templates and design tools to help users bring their creative ideas to life. The platform also offers a suite of AI-powered features to enhance creativity and productivity, including tools like Magic Write for copy generation and Magic Edit for photo transformations. Canva caters to individuals, teams, and enterprises, making it an ideal solution for collaborative design and workflow management. It is also committed to sustainability and social impact, offering free educational and nonprofit access to its premium features.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2013

☁️ SaaS

📱 Media

📚 Education

💰 $200M Venture Round on 2021-09

📋 Description

• Architect high-performance effect rendering pipelines and intuitive toolchains. • Build and maintain a cross-platform multimedia effects SDK supporting iOS, Android, Web, and desktop. • Develop tooling to support special effects content creation, testing, and asset lifecycle management. • Design mobile-side effect asset management systems for optimal storage, loading, and update handling. • Integrate new visual features (e.g. 3D, facial effects, dynamic shaders) with Canva's custom rendering engine. • Prototype and productionise next-gen effects including AI-powered, multimodal, and real-time effects. • Collaborate with design, AI, and product teams to elevate Canva's effect ecosystem.

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in C++ for engine/SDK development; solid in Java, Objective-C/Swift, and JavaScript/TypeScript. • Experience in mobile app development and performance optimisation. • Proficient in at least one graphics API (OpenGL, Metal, Vulkan, DirectX) and shader languages (GLSL, HLSL). • Familiar with large-scale codebase management, version control (Git), and automated testing practices. • Nice-to-have: AI deployment experience on-device (e.g., CoreML, QNN), DCC tool experience (e.g. Maya, Substance). • Ability to design scalable graphics architectures and work closely with designers to push the boundaries of visual creativity. • Passion for empowering creativity and solving complex visual problems. • Full proficiency in English communications.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development