Shutterstock is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (SE 4) to join our TurboSquid 3D team, which powers the systems and workflows behind the world’s leading collection of 3D models. Our mission is to streamline and scale the processes that bring high-quality 3D content from creators to customers across films, games, architecture, advertising, and more.
You will collaborate with a talented team of engineers to solve complex challenges in content management, search, automation, and performance. This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who thrives on technical leadership, architectural ownership, and mentoring others. We value quality, reliability, and scalability at every step, and we foster a culture of peer review, shared learning, and customer focus. Every system we build is designed to make it easier for artists to contribute and for customers to discover great 3D content.
What You’ll DoLead the design and evolution of systems that support 3D asset ingestion, validation, and management.
Architect and optimize search infrastructure to improve the speed, accuracy, and discoverability of 3D assets across the platform.
Shape architectural decisions that impact the entire 3D content pipeline and related data systems.
Implement and maintain scalable, well-tested, and observable full-stack applications and APIs.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across the team.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and content experts to improve contributor and internal workflows.
Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance and scalability.
Extensive experience in full-stack software development.
Expertise in search and data systems such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
Strong proficiency with web frameworks such as Rails, Django, or React.
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Proficiency with Git and GitHub for source control and collaboration.
Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and guide architectural direction.
Strong mentorship and communication skills, with experience conducting constructive code reviews.
Commitment to building maintainable, testable, and high-quality software.
Familiarity with 3D technologies, such as WebGL, Three.js, Blender, and common 3D file formats
Experience with TypeScript, JSON:API, or GraphQL.
Experience deploying to or managing AWS environments.
Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with event-driven architectures using tools such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
You have a direct impact on the success of the company. Your team’s work matters and is essential to the evolution of our core business!
Executive leadership cares personally. They prioritize growth and planning your career path with your goals and passions in mind.
Flexibility to work between home and office with everything you need to be successful in both.
A generous and competitive benefits package.
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We are one team collectively focused on creating an unrivaled experience for our Customers and Contributors. Our Values represent the mindset of the employee who will thrive at Shutterstock. If you are passionate about what you do, and want to become part of a cutting-edge technology company building industry leading products, please apply.
Shutterstock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Suitably qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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What We Do
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), is a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies. Directly and through its group subsidiaries, Shutterstock's comprehensive collection includes high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos, 3D models and music. Working with its growing community of over 1.7 million contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 400 million images and more than 21 million video clips available.
Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more than 150 countries. The Company also owns Offset, a high-end image collection; Shutterstock Studios, an end-to-end custom creative shop; PremiumBeat, a curated royalty-free music library; Shutterstock Editorial, a premier source of editorial images and videos for the world's media; TurboSquid, a leading 3D content marketplace; Amper Music, an AI-driven music platform; and Bigstock, a value-oriented stock media offering.
