About this role
What you’ll do (responsibilities)
You’ll design and develop visual effects for video editing, including scene effects, facial effects, and post-processing pipelinesYou’ll build and optimize materials and shaders using Canva’s rendering engine and internal toolingYou’ll collaborate closely with engineers and designers to deliver visually compelling and performant featuresYou’ll leverage DCC tools to prototype and translate creative ideas into production-ready effectsYou’ll write and maintain scripts (Lua, JavaScript) to enable dynamic and interactive visual behaviorsYou’ll continuously explore new rendering techniques and industry trends to push the quality of Canva’s video experience What we’re looking for
You have strong experience working with real-time rendering pipelines, with the ability to build materials, shaders, and visual effects that balance visual quality and performanceYou’re familiar with modern rendering or game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine 5), with a foundational understanding of Blueprints and C++You’re comfortable using scripting languages such as Lua or JavaScript to drive dynamic and interactive visual behavioursYou bring experience from high-quality visual environments (e.g., 3A games, digital humans, or interactive media)You have worked on systems such as face customization or character creation, with an understanding of scalable visual systemsYou have exposure to Procedural Content Generation (PCG), and ideally experience integrating with AI/AIGC-driven workflowsYou have knowledge of character pipelines, including motion capture, animation optimization, or character physics/dynamics (nice to have)You’re confident using DCC tools to prototype and translate creative concepts into production-ready assetsYou collaborate effectively with engineers, designers, and product teams, and are motivated by empowering users to create high-quality video content