Principal Engineer, Rendering Job at Minted, Remote

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  • Minted
  • Remote

Job Description

The Role:

Minted is looking for a talented Principal Engineer who will join us in delivering a customized stationery editing platform. This person will have a deep understanding of rendering technologies that generate images and PDFs. Your expertise should help lead us in driving a broad spectrum of architectural decisions and core technologies that will define the long-term rendering platform that our customer experiences will be built on. As we deliver this platform, we will be tasked with finding ways of continuing to deliver customer value while we get to the end state.

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You will:
  • Design and create the core image rendering and customization technology that powers Minted’s stationery business and brings our artists’ work to life in real products
  • Design and create libraries to render customizable artwork both in the browser and on the server side with WebGL/WebGPU, or other advanced 2D/3D rendering engines beyond SVG and canvas, especially those optimized for performance and complex visual effects.
  • Design and assist in data migration solutions for rendering assets and configurations - Minted template repository is in the millions and this work will be important for our success.
  • Solve hard problems like rendering dynamic text and fonts on curved paths, color management, and more
  • Dig into the details and deliver an impactful portion of the solution
You are:
  • Up to speed with the latest web technologies and industry best practices
  • Ready to go with modern services architecture (SOA)
  • Thinking API first
  • Able to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner
  • Collaborative and candid with non-engineering stakeholders, including PM and UX
You have:
  • 15+ years of professional software development experience
  • Extensive professional experience in building 2D/3D rendering engines
  • Have experience in replatforming efforts with a demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with multiple teams (product, design, other engineering teams) during a significant architectural transition.
  • Experience in computer graphics, document formats (PDF, SVG, XPS, PostScript), and image compression technologies.
  • Experience with common rasterization problems and vector image processing, such as font rendering
  • Familiarity with raster image processing and color management algorithms
  • Deep understanding of image quality metrics and evaluation methodologies and industry standards
Bonus Points:
  • Experience writing automation scripts or plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator

Job Tags

Remote job, Full time,

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