Staff Software Engineer - Video Performance - (bay Area Only)

Canva

San Francisco, CA, United States
$251,000 to $329,000; not specified; not specified...
On-site
Lead video performance strategy
Optimize c++ native engine
Design observability systems
Lead end-to-end performance strategy across the video creation lifecycle, identifying bottlenecks and driving measurable improvements

Job Summary

  • Lead end-to-end performance strategy across the video creation lifecycle, identifying bottlenecks and driving measurable improvements.
  • Design and build observability systems including internal profiling tools and automated regression suites to capture key performance metrics.
  • Collaborate across teams to evolve system architecture for improved parallelism, cache locality, and asynchronous processing, leveraging hardware acceleration.

Matching Summary

Lead end-to-end performance strategy across the video creation lifecycle, identifying bottlenecks and driving measurable improvements.

Salary

$251,000 to $329,000; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead video performance strategy
  • Optimize C++ native engine
  • Design observability systems
  • Define performance metrics
  • Leverage hardware acceleration
  • Strong C++ proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Treat performance as product feature
  • Think in systems
  • Elevate those around you
  • Experience with Rust
  • Experience with modern systems languages

Key Requirements

  • Experience with graphics APIs
  • Experience with video codecs
  • Fluent in profiling and diagnostics

Work Rights

Not specified

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