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Staff Software Engineer: Rendering Engine Lead at Waymark

Detroit, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Feb, 26

Salary

210000.0

Posted On

23 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Webgl, Typescript, Javascript, Pixijs, React, Node.js, Golang, Aws, Animation, Animation Tooling, Lottie, Bodymovin

Industry

Software Development

Description

Staff Software Engineer: Rendering Engine Lead Application Deadline: 1 December 2025 Department: Development Employment Type: Full Time Location: Detroit [Remote] Reporting To: CTO Compensation: $130,000 - $210,000 / year Description We're looking for someone who wants to own one of the most important parts of Waymark: the rendering engine. Waymark has created an end-to-end toolchain for video templates. Our Waymark Studio software allows motion graphics artists to create video templates within Adobe After Effects and publish them to our site. Every step of the process is driven by our WebGL-powered video renderer; it allows Waymark to instantly apply edits to videos and show them to customers using our best-in-class editor on waymark.com. Finally, we render them quickly and accurately into a wide range of video formats for distribution. We’re looking for a teammate who’s an expert with WebGL to come help us bring After Effects-level effects to life in a web browser while also eking out every millisecond of performance. Key Responsibilities Your responsibilities will include: Expanding our rendering engine’s feature set, especially with an eye toward After Effects parity Improving our rendering engine’s performance Serving as a primary stakeholder and leader in the evolution of our video templating APIs and techniques Our technology stack: Client-side technologies: Typescript/JavaScript, PixiJS, WebGL, React Server-side technologies: Node.js, Golang, AWS (serverless such as, Lambda, CloudFormation, etc.) Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Requirements for this role include: 10+ years development experience Expert knowledge and experience with WebGL PixiJS experience a huge plus Lottie/Bodymovin experience a huge plus Eager to serve in a senior role on a development team Strength in animation and/or animation tooling

Responsibilities

You will expand the rendering engine’s feature set and improve its performance. You will also serve as a primary stakeholder and leader in the evolution of our video templating APIs and techniques.