Senior Software Engineer - Video Templates - (Bay area only) at Canva

Canva

San Francisco, CA, us·22h ago

SeniorFull-timeJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaRustC++AWSAI

Salary Range

$132,600 - $179,400 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Video Systems Engineer to join Canva's Video Group in San Francisco. This role involves designing and evolving our core template engine and schema, building powerful authoring tools, and collaborating on cross-platform rendering across Web, iOS, and Android.

Key Responsibilities

→Designing and evolving our core template engine and schema
→Building powerful authoring tools and Template Modes
→Collaborating on cross-platform rendering
→Developing modular, componentized video systems
→Working at the intersection of Generative AI and templates

Requirements

✓Strong proficiency in C++ and experience with TypeScript or JavaScript
✓Solid understanding of data structures and complex hierarchies
✓Familiarity with graphics and video concepts
✓Experience designing clean, extensible APIs and data models
✓Strong collaboration skills with designers, AI researchers, and platform engineers