Senior Software Engineer - Native Video Engine (China)

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Senior Software Engineer - Native Video Engine (China)Full-timeRecruitment type: Fixed TermJob DescriptionAbout the Role/Specialty As a Senior Engineer on the Native Video team, you'll be at the epicentre of revolutionary technology development that will reshape how video content is created and rendered within Canva's ecosystem. We're seeking experts who can hit the ground running with deep video and rendering expertise, bringing proven knowledge from the broader graphics and multimedia industry. Your work will establish the architectural foundations and performance standards that will serve as the backbone for all future video innovations at Canva. This role represents a unique opportunity to architect systems from the ground up, and directly influence the technical direction of one of the world's most popular design platforms. You'll be joining at the perfect moment to shape not just the technology, but the culture and practices of this transformative team.What you’ll do (responsibilities)You'll architect and implement major subsystems within the core Native Video Engine, making critical technical decisions that will influence the platform for years to comeYou'll lead rendering pipeline development, optimising for performance, memory efficiency, and cross-platform compatibilityYou'll collaborate with product teams to translate user needs into technical specifications, ensuring our engine delivers exceptional creative experiencesYou'll establish coding standards, development practices, and architectural patterns that will scale with our growing teamYou'll drive technical discussions and decision-making processes, balancing performance, maintainability, and feature requirementsQualificationsWhat we're looking forDeep expertise in graphics (Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX) with hands-on experience building high-performance rendering systemsProven experience in shader development, performance optimisation, and multi-threaded graphics programmingBackground in memory management, real-time rendering, and rendering pipeline architectureExperience with video processing, encoding/decoding, and multimedia frameworksSolid programming skills using system languages (C++, Rust)Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex graphics and performance issuesExperience working with cross-platform development and hardware-specific optimisationsBy clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy applyI'm interestedI'm interestedPrivacy NoticeImprintI'm interestedshare this jobShare to WeChat×Copy the link and open WeChat to share.Copy to clipboardOpen WeChatShare to WeChat×Use Scan QR Code in WeChat and click ··· to share.