Software Engineer | Canvas | SVG | High-Performance Charting
26 days ago
London
Software Engineer | Canvas | SVG | High-Performance Charting | London to £200,000 depending on exp. Most data visualisation roles sit on top of libraries. This one builds the engine behind them. I’m hiring a Senior Engineer to work on a widely-used charting library used by thousands of developers building data-intensive applications. This is core product engineering — focused on rendering, performance, correctness, and API design. This is not a typical frontend role. You’ll be working closer to a graphics engine than an application layer. What you’ll be doing • Designing and building core features across rendering, chart types, animations, and APIs, • Solving performance-critical problems in Canvas and SVG, • Working on correctness and precision in data visualisation, • Taking features end-to-end — from design through to release, • Collaborating with senior engineers on a highly integrated visual system, • Optionally contributing to technical content, demos, or talks What they’re looking for • Strong JavaScript or TypeScript fundamentals, • Experience working with Canvas, SVG, or other 2D graphics systems, • Solid grounding in algorithms, data structures, and software design, • Experience building complex systems — not just application-layer UI, • Exposure to a statically typed language (C++, Java, C#, Rust, etc.), • Understanding of performance trade-offs in rendering and interaction, • Working knowledge of basic linear algebra Why this role stands out • You’ll be working on core library and graphics problems, not UI glue code, • The work is visible — used in production by engineering teams globally, • You’ll deepen skills that compound: performance, systems thinking, and rendering, • High ownership — no layers of process or unnecessary handoffs, • Engineering-led culture with high standards and low noise Package • Salary up to £200,000, • Hybrid working (London-based), • Private healthcare, pension, and additional benefits If you’ve ever wanted to move beyond dashboards and into building the systems that power them, this is that opportunity.