Senior Effects Engine Engineer

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About the Role

You’ll architect high-performance effect rendering pipelines and intuitive toolchains that accelerate effect development, unlock creative expression, and ensure seamless integration across platforms and devices. Your work will directly enable Canva’s global community to create magic at scale with powerful, easy-to-use video features.

关于岗位

你将设计高性能的特效渲染管线和直观的工具链，以加速特效开发、释放创意表达，并确保在各个平台和设备之间的无缝集成。你的工作将直接帮助 Canva 的全球创作者社区，以强大且易用的视频功能，在创作中实现“魔法般”的体验。

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What you’ll do (responsibilities)

• 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.
• Translate industry research into productised capabilities with stunning visual fidelity.
• Collaborate with design, AI, and product teams to elevate Canva's effect ecosystem.

工作职责

• 构建并维护支持 iOS、Android、Web 及桌面端的跨平台多媒体特效 SDK，保障各终端特效功能的一致性与稳定性
• 开发特效内容创作、测试及资产生命周期管理相关工具，提升特效研发全流程的效率与质量
• 设计移动端特效资产管理系统，优化资产的存储、加载及更新机制，平衡性能与资源占用
• 将新一代的视觉功能（如 3D 特效、人脸特效、动态着色器）与 Canva 自定义渲染引擎整合，实现特效功能落地
• 完成下一代特效（含 AI 驱动特效、多模态特效、实时特效）的原型开发与产品化落地
• 将行业前沿技术研究转化为具备卓越视觉表现力的产品化能力，提升特效视觉效果
• 与设计、AI 及产品团队协作，共同完善 Canva 特效生态，满足用户创作需求

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• 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).
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