Senior Graphics Engineer - Canvas & High-Perf Charting

techstack Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension

Additional benefits

Job summary

techstack Recruitment is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on a high-performance charting library used globally by thousands of developers. In this role, you'll design core features across rendering and animations, solve performance-critical problems, and take features from design to release. Candidates should have experience with Canvas, SVG, and a statically typed language. Hybrid working in London is offered, along with a competitive salary of up to £200,000 and private healthcare benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience working with Canvas, SVG, or other 2D graphics systems.
• Solid grounding in algorithms, data structures, and software design.
• Experience building complex systems — not just application-layer UI.
• Exposure to a statically typed language (C++, Java, C#, Rust, etc.).
• Understanding of performance trade-offs in rendering and interaction.
• Working knowledge of basic linear algebra.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building core features across rendering, chart types, animations, and APIs.
• Solving performance-critical problems in Canvas and SVG.
• Working on correctness and precision in data visualisation.
• Taking features end-to-end — from design through to release.
• Collaborating with senior engineers on a highly integrated visual system.
• Optionally contributing to technical content, demos, or talks.

Skills

Experience with Canvas or SVG

Solid grounding in algorithms

Experience building complex systems

Exposure to a statically typed language

Understanding of performance trade-offs

Working knowledge of basic linear algebra

Job description

techstack Recruitment is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to work on a high-performance charting library used globally by thousands of developers. In this role, you'll design core features across rendering and animations, solve performance-critical problems, and take features from design to release. Candidates should have experience with Canvas, SVG, and a statically typed language. Hybrid working in London is offered, along with a competitive salary of up to £200,000 and private healthcare benefits.