High-Performance Video Architect

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeArchitect Full time $145,000 - $182,500

Job Summary:

A senior-level Video architect is required to lead the development of a high-performance rendering system within Canva.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement a scalable video engine architecture
  • Develop complex rendering pipelines, optimising for performance, memory efficiency, and cross-platform compatibility
  • Mentor junior engineers in graphics programming, performance optimization, and system design
  • Collaborate with product teams to translate user needs into technical specifications, ensuring exceptional creative experiences
  • Establish coding standards, development practices, and architectural patterns that will scale with the team
  • Research emerging technologies in graphics and video processing, keeping Canva at the cutting edge of rendering innovation
  • Drive technical discussions and decision-making processes, balancing performance, maintainability, and feature requirements

Requirements:

  • Deep expertise in graphics (Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX) with hands-on experience building high-performance rendering systems
  • Proven experience in shader development, performance optimization, and multi-threaded graphics programming
  • Strong background in memory management, real-time rendering, and rendering pipeline architecture
  • Experience with video processing, encoding/decoding, and multimedia frameworks
  • Solid programming skills using system languages (C++, Rust)
  • Track record of leading technical projects and mentoring engineering teams
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex graphics and performance issues
  • Experience working with cross-platform development and hardware-specific optimizations

About The Team:

The Video Engine team is building the foundation that will define video rendering technology at Canva for decades to come. As a new team working on a groundbreaking project, we're scripting the biggest shift in Canva's tech strategy - not just for video, but for the entire Canva technology.

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