At Procreate we're dedicated to making exceptional creative tools by combining beautiful user experiences with high performance engineering. Used by millions around the globe, Procreate is committed to placing more power in the hands of creatives.
The role
We are looking for a Senior Graphics Engineer to join our team here in Hobart. You’ll join our rendering team building the next generation rendering and painting engine that drives the future of Procreate product and develop custom GPU technologies for the fastest 64-bit painting engine on iOS.
This role sits within the Product team and reports directly to the CTO, Michael Shaw. You’ll work directly with all members of the Product team, the CPO and CEO as well as members of the Product Care department.
What you'll do.
- Refining our graphics pipeline
- Contribute towards and refine our mission critical engine architecture
- Allocate resources and solve performance issues in novel and creative ways
- Develop next generation software that pushes the hardware to its limits in low-latency, real-time systems
- Work with our product designers, product owner and engineers to deliver industry-leading graphics experiences and functionality
- Extracting as much performance out of the hardware as possible. Your experiences in development for consoles or mobile devices will set you up for success in our engineering environment
Skills.
- CPU/GPU optimisation and debugging
- Familiarity with Apple’s Metal architecture
- Expert/specialist in C, C++, low-level programming
- Tool-based approach to profiling and debugging (RenderDoc)
- Understanding of a range of design patterns and data structures.
- Experience with relevant modern graphics APIs (Vulkan, Metal, DirectX11)
- Deep involvement with rendering pipeline development in a r- elated domain
- Mathematical background and familiarity with linear algebra and trigonometry
In 1-3 months, you will...
- Familiarise yourself with our team structure and workflows
- Complete the Procreate onboarding process and get to know your colleagues
- Build an understanding of our product development practices, processes and frameworks
- Begin to develop relationships with key stakeholders, team leaders and members of the executive team
In 3-6 months, you will...
- Take ownership of your first initiatives
- Provide support to our graphic engines
- Prepare and support the execution of core graphics features
- Establish relationships with inter-departmental key stakeholders
In 6-12 months, you will...
- Become familiar with Procreate's creative product portfolio
- Become an integral and contributing part of our graphics team
We want to hear from you
Our recruitment process is made to provide you with opportunities for you to show us what you're capable of, instead of assessing you solely on your CV. We’d love to hear about how you see yourself contributing to Procreate in this role.
Please note, we do not operate remote or hybrid models. We're looking for full-time and on-site employees for our Hobart office.
Apply now to be considered for the role!
Top Skills
What We Do
We're dedicated to making exceptional creative tools for creative people — like you — by combining beautiful user experiences with high-performance engineering. Our illustration and animation apps consistently rank in the top-selling apps on the Apple App Store, garnering millions of passionate followers who appreciate intuitive and accessible tools. And we keep working to make them better through constant updates.
In other words: We care about artists. We embrace the unknown. We’re playful with our work. We never stop at “good enough”.
Procreate is the name of our company, but it's also the name of our successful digital art and illustration app for iPad. First released in 2011, Procreate has received two coveted Apple Design Awards and has been the number one best-selling paid iPad app on Apple's App Store for the past six years.
Learn more at procreate.com/procreate
Procreate Dreams, our animation and motion graphics app, was released in late 2023 to critical acclaim and instantly became one of the top paid apps on iPad.
Learn more at procreate.com/dreams
We also develop Procreate Pocket, named iPhone App of the Year in 2018, which regularly rates as the best-selling paid iPhone app worldwide.
Learn more at procreate.com/pocket
We're based in Hobart on the beautiful Australian island state of Tasmania. We're growing and hiring talented individuals who want to make their mark.
Learn more at procreate.com/careers
This is just the beginning. We have big ambitions to create powerful and approachable products for more creative industries.
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