Senior Frontend Engineer - Video Effects (China)
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Job Location:
Any - China
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role/Specialty
As a Senior Frontend Engineer in the Video Effects team youll work at the intersection of advanced graphics real-time multimedia systems and creative UI design. Youll help deliver video effect features that are not only powerful and performant but delightful to use. This is a hands-on technical role where youll work with WebGL/WebGPU shaders and browser APIs all to bring cutting-edge video editing to Canva users around the world.
What youll do (responsibilities)
Build performant and responsive UIs for real-time video effects and multimedia features
Integrate ML-powered capabilities into interactive design tools
Use WebGL/WebGPU and shaders to deliver high-fidelity low-latency visual effects
Optimise video playback processing and rendering pipelines for mobile and desktop
Collaborate with designers to build delightful intuitive user interfaces
Profile and resolve memory latency and visual glitches across platforms
Work closely with global teams of graphics R&D product roadmap and platform dependencies
Work closely with backend and MLEs to ship cohesive cross-functional features
Qualifications :
What were looking for
Were looking for a frontend engineer with deep technical skills and a passion for creative tools. Youll bring:
Strong hands-on experience with React TypeScript and modern web technologies
Proven expertise in WebGL/WebGPU shader development and real-time rendering
Familiarity with audio/video APIs and multimedia pipelines in the browser
Experience optimising performance and memory usage across devices
A strong sense of product and design capable of turning technical constraints into intuitive UX
Passion for empowering creativity and solving complex visual problems
Additional Information :
What the candidate will learn and how will they develop at Canva
Push the boundaries of creative tooling in the browser using modern graphics and ML
Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team at the cutting edge of video editing design and AI
Gain expertise in scaling high-performance rendering and multimedia UX
Shape Canvas future in intelligent browser-based video creation
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Apple Numbers
- Apple Pages
- Video Editing
- Motion Graphics
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
- Post Production
- Adobe Premiere
- Final Cut Pro
- Video production
About Company
We're a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a hu ... View more
