Senior Graphics Engineer

Goodnotes; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital note-taking company is seeking an engineer to design and maintain high-quality rendering systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative user features. Ideal candidates have a strong understanding of computational geometry and problem-solving skills. The company offers meaningful equity, flexible work arrangements, and medicate insurance.

Benefits

Meaningful equity

Home office budget

Medical insurance

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of computational geometry concepts.
• Solid foundation in computer science principles.
• Demonstrated problem-solving aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain rendering engine systems.
• Manage user-centric feature creation.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams.

Skills

Computational geometry knowledge

Problem-solving aptitude

Exceptional communication skills

Appreciation for software craftsmanship

Tools

Vulkan

OpenGL

Metal

DirectX

Swift

Job description

Overview

At Goodnotes, we believe that every individual holds untapped potential waiting to be unleashed. By reimagining the way we interact with information, we’re merging human creativity with the breakthrough capabilities of AI. Our renewed vision and mission drive us to create the best medium for human and AI collaboration, empowering users to explore new dimensions of productivity, creativity, and learning. Join us on this journey as we transform digital note-taking into an inspiring and innovative experience.

Our Values

• Dream big — Be visionary, strategic, and open to innovation
• Build great things — Work in service of our users, always improving and pushing higher
• Take ownership — Take responsibility with bold decision-making and bias for action
• Win like a sports team — Be trusting and collaborative while empowering others
• Learn and grow fast — Never stop learning and iterate fast
• Share our passion — Share ideas and practice enthusiasm and joy

About the team

We just launched Goodnotes 6, and we will keep improving on it. You will be part of the cross-functional team that ensures we are able to build a product with the same quality that made GoodNotes 5 the App of the Year. They’re a very international team, with future coworkers based in 4 different countries across Europe and Asia. Due to the asynchronous nature of how Goodnotes operates, any time difference will not impact your work-life balance. During the natural overlap of hours within the team, you will have daily standups to coordinate between designers, front-end engineers, back-end engineers and QAs to review blockers.

About the role

This is the role for you, if you’re excited to work on the things listed below:

• Engine Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality object manipulation and 3D/2D rendering engine systems.
• Feature Ownership: Spearhead the creation and management of new user-centric features, tapping into cutting-edge technologies and frameworks.
• Team Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside Product, Design, and QA teams, sharing a mutual goal of delivering superior user features.
• Best Practices: Champion the enhancement of our development processes through continuous research, automation, thorough documentation, and rigorous testing.
• System Management: Take charge of refining our release process, fortifying application architecture, and elevating the overall developer experience.

Required skills and qualifications

• Sound knowledge of computational geometry concepts, such as bezier curves and affine transformations in Vulkan, OpenGL, Metal, or DirectX
• Solid foundation in computer science principles
• Demonstrated problem-solving aptitude, combined with exceptional communication and storytelling abilities
• A genuine appreciation for software craftsmanship
• Bonus: Proficiency with Swift and familiarity with the iOS platform

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria listed above, we would still love to hear from you! Goodnotes places a lot of value on learning and development and will support your growth if needed.

The interview process

• An introductory call with someone from our talent acquisition team. They want to hear more about your background, what you are looking for, and why you’d like to join Goodnotes
• A Discussion with our VP of Engineering about your experience and your values
• A 2 hours live coding call with one of our engineers. This is where you get to see what it would be like working at Goodnotes as well as the chance to ask any engineering questions you may have
• A 45-minute call with 2-3 stakeholders you’d work closely with

What’s in it for you

• Meaningful equity in a profitable tech-startup
• Budget for things like noise-cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness
• Sponsored visits to our Hong Kong or London office every 2 years
• Company-wide annual offsite
• Flexible working hours and location
• Medical insurance for you and your dependents

Note: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background checks, including verification of employment, education, and criminal records.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion

Goodnotes is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. To help us ensure a fully diverse, equitable and inclusive working environment, we invite you to fill out this voluntary survey so we can track and further our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. The information shared here cannot and will not affect your job application in any way. It’s also 100% anonymous, and is not linked to your name, identity or application.