Senior Graphic Platform Engineer

Swim Recruiting; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI company is seeking a Principal Graphic Platform Engineer to pioneer the development of a next-generation platform. This exciting role offers the chance to work at the intersection of creativity and AI technology, shaping tools that will transform the way we interact with intelligent systems. With a hybrid work environment and a world-class leadership team, this position promises significant growth opportunities in a bold and ambitious setting. If you're a senior engineer with a passion for performance and creativity, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with custom rendering and building creative tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of an interactive video creation platform.
• Design and implement performant systems for real-time video editing.

Skills

Rust

Python

Custom Rendering

Systems Thinking

React

TypeScript

Job description

A permanent Principal Graphic Platform Engineer with a groundbreaking AI company located in Toronto with a hybrid work environment.

• Principal Graphic Platform Engineer, the first hire of it’s type.
• Onsite work in Toronto, Ontario.
• Exciting opportunity to work at the frontier of agentic AI - shaping how the world interacts with intelligent systems.

What & Why:
We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Platform Engineer to play a lead role in building the next-generation platform orchestrated through a DOM-like structure written in Rust. We’re looking for engineers who obsess over correctness, performance, and building expressive tools that scale beautifully. You’ll be at the heart of technical architecture — shaping the core experience and symbiotic relationship between AI & Platform that will transform creativity in the coming years. You’ll lead architecture and development of our interactive video creation platform and design and implement performant systems for real-time video editing, animation, and rendering. You’ll be working with a world class leadership team with significant pre-seed funding. This is a great chance to continue to grow in the AI world.

Who:
An early-stage team is bringing on someone curious and sharp to help shape something ambitious at the intersection of creativity and AI technology. It's still flying a bit under the radar, but the direction is bold—and the impact could be significant. This role is located in Toronto, Ontario and is hybrid 3 days a week in office. They are still securing office space so will be remote to start.

You:

• 7+ years of experience required, someone very senior and can hit the ground running.
• Experience working with Rust and Python stacks.
• Experience with custom rendering (Canvas/WebGL/WebGPU).
• Experience building creative or design tools (e.g., video editors, animation UIs, timelines).
• Strong systems thinking, capable of owning complex technical decisions across the stack.
• Bonus points if you have experience with React and TypeScript).

Compensation:
Up to $200,000 annual base salary.

Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.