Senior Frontend Engineer - Video AI
Senior Frontend Engineer - Video AI
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What youd be doing in this role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.
About the Group/Team
The Video AI team at Canva is at the forefront of revolutionizing online video editing with pioneering AI/ML features. Our mission is to make multimedia storytelling fast effortless and enjoyable for everyone.
As we develop incredible new features to boost productivity for our rapidly growing user base were looking for talented software engineers to help shape the future of video content creation. This is your chance to join at a thrilling moment. With technology advancing swiftly you will have a direct impact on our ambitious plans to scale AI/ML experiences for over 100 million active users.
Canva video boasts one of the largest audiences of content creators worldwide. By integrating innovative magic AI capabilities into our product we empower creators to design exceptional videos. Work within a dynamic fullstack team and make this vision a reality.
About the Role/Specialty
As a software engineer in Video AI youll have the exciting opportunity to write highquality performant frontend code and take the lead in evolving our video editor ensuring it remains modular extensible and testablemaking it a pleasure to work with. Youll collaborate across various domains and products offering ample opportunities to connect with diverse teams and experts. If youre passionate about innovation and eager to make an impact this is a role not to be missed.
What youll do (responsibilities)
- Design develop and deploy solutions to challenging problems working closely with other engineers designers and product managers to deliver features and experiments that will be used by millions of users monthly and make a global impact
- Own the entire lifecycle of the code; design prototyping development testing maintenance and subsequent fixes and improvements as required to support the product roadmap
- Collaborate on technical decisions related to our inbrowser and crossplatform video editing pipeline
- Developing novel solutions for video and audio composition by leveraging opensource and internal libraries e.g. compositing filters and effects
- Leveraging browser and native APIs to process highresolution video and audio content in realtime and fasterthanrealtime
- Work closely with product managers designers machine learning frontend and backend engineers to research and develop magic AI features
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and effectively advocate for engineering needs to nontechnical stakeholders within the group
- Demonstrate initiative and ownership in achieving goals improving processes and solutions
- Identify opportunities for crossteam collaboration to work on new ideas and improvements that help achieve our goals
What were looking for
- Passionate and engaged in the video and audio space rendering and composition of videos 2D text rendering audio manipulations video encoding and decoding etc
- Excellent computer science fundamentals
- Experience building audio and video processing technology ideally with experience deploying across multiple platforms (web iOS Android and backend)
- Excited by solving hard problems crossplatform video editing is a hard problem and requires deep exploration through prototyping and technical problem solving
- Someone who has (or wants to build) an understanding of AI in the context of audio and video applications
- Someone to jump into product development to continually ship value to users
- Excellent communication to build relationships with a diverse group of people and help drive impact across the company
Requirements
- Proficient in JavaScript with a solid grasp of the web platform
- Skilled in crafting efficient reusable code for audio and video processing as well as UI components including thorough testing
- Experienced in developing robust applications using HTML CSS and JavaScript
- Knowledgeable and experienced in crossbrowser and crossdevice development
- Possesses a comprehensive understanding of fundamental browser concepts such as the event loop bubbling/capturing and rendering pipeline
- Adept at using GLSL or WebGL for advanced video processing
Bonus Experience
- Audio signal processing knowledge
- Video technology knowledge around filters and effects dynamic compositing
- HTML video
- Graphics programming
- GLSL / WebGL
- TypeScript (or other typed languages) React and MobX
Dont tick all the boxes Dont worry about that nobody does! Wed still love to hear from you! At Canva we know that great engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and we value passion curiosity and a willingness to learn just as much as specific experience. If youre excited about this role but dont tick every box we encourage you to apply you might a great fit in ways you didnt expect!
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Heres a taste of whats on offer:
- Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally
Check out lifeatcanva for more info.
Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
