Senior Graphics Engineer - Ink Rendering Expert

Senior Graphics Engineer – Ink Rendering Expert

Join us at Goodnotes as a Senior Graphics Engineer – Ink Rendering Expert. We are reimagining digital note‑taking through human creativity and AI, and we want you to help push the boundaries of high‑performance, GPU‑accelerated ink rendering.

• 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

• Contribute substantially to our ink rendering system, focusing on rendering smooth, high‑fidelity 2D vector‑quality pen strokes using the GPU.
• Research and implement state‑of‑the‑art rendering algorithms for digital ink and vector graphics.
• Optimize GPU pipelines for performance and memory efficiency across platforms.
• Collaborate closely with product and technical leaders on design, planning, and prioritization.
• Work hand‑in‑hand with other senior engineers in the Rendering team to improve rendering quality and speed.
• Share your expertise with the team and help elevate our rendering capabilities.

• Significant experience with GPU programming, ideally using Metal and/or OpenGL/WebGL.
• Proven experience building or optimizing 2D vector graphics renderers on the GPU.
• Proficiency in at least one systems programming language such as C, C++, Rust, or Swift.
• Strong grasp of common algorithms and their performance characteristics.
• Several years of experience working on deep technical problems in rendering or graphics.
• Maker at heart with a track record of delivering high‑quality, performant code in small teams.

• Experience with real‑time rendering of ink or vector graphics at high resolution and low latency.
• Familiarity with GPU performance profiling and debugging tools.
• Experience implementing anti‑aliasing, curve tessellation, or stroke reconstruction algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of shader programming and GPU compute pipelines.
• Experience optimizing rendering for multiple platforms (desktop, mobile, or web).

• Introductory call with a member of the Talent Team to discuss background and interests.
• 1‑hour live‑coding interview focusing on data‑structure and algorithm tasks.
• 90‑minute technical assessment featuring a rendering/object manipulation exercise and discussion.
• 30‑minute conversation around AI Literacy.
• 1‑hour behavioral interview centered on Goodnotes company values.

• Meaningful equity in a profitable tech‑startup.
• Budget for noise‑cancelling headphones, setting up your home office, personal development, professional training, and health & wellness.
• Sponsored visits to our international office locations 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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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Software Development

United Kingdom – Moorland, England