Principal Engineer, Rendering

Minted • San Francisco, CA

7d • $179,968 - $302,832

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience writing automation scripts or plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Health Savings Account
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly Gym/Wellness Reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employer Funded Commuter Benefits
• Employee Discount
• Friends and Family Discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees