Canva
Staff Software Engineer - Video Performance - (Bay area only)
San Francisco, CA, United States · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$251k-$329kDetected 111 days ago
C++iOSMachine LearningCanvaCollaboration
About the role
- The Video Group at Canva is redefining how millions of people tell stories.
- We're a global, interdisciplinary team of rendering engineers, AI researchers, and product builders working toward ambitious goals.
- Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too.
Nice to have
- Leverage hardware acceleration using platform-specific APIs (Metal, Vulkan, WebGPU) to unlock maximum performance across diverse consumer hardware.
- You treat performance as a product feature.
- You've optimized complex, multi-threaded systems and can reason clearly about trade-offs between latency, memory, and maintainability.
- You think in systems.
- Strong proficiency in C++
- Experience with modern systems languages (e.g., Rust) is a plus
- Strong understanding of CPU/GPU architectures, memory hierarchies, and SIMD
- Experience working with graphics APIs such as OpenGL, Metal, or Vulkan
Compensation
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
Benefits
- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- 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
- At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region.
Company info
- In San Francisco, you'll join a high-impact team building the performant foundation that enables our creative ambitions.
- We value technical excellence, thoughtful collaboration, and building systems that empower creativity for everyone.
- What's in it for you?
- We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
This listing is sourced directly from Canva's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.