Director of Engineering, Real Time Experience

What you'll do

• Set the technical vision for the rendering technology behind DVA desktop products.
• Deliver a GPU-first rendering pipeline to improve playback, scrubbing, and dropped frames.
• Lead the transition to modern graphics and compute APIs like DirectX 12, Vulkan, or WebGPU.
• Integrate AI features and partner technologies into the render pipeline while maintaining high quality.
• Unify rendering, effects, and transitions across desktop, web, and mobile platforms.
• Lead a Developer Relations effort to unify, document, and improve third-party plugin SDKs.
• Manage and coach a team of managers, architects, and senior engineers to maintain high quality standards.

What we're looking for

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with deep architectural judgment in GPU-accelerated, real-time rendering, graphics, or media systems.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams at a senior engineering manager level or above.
• Experience building or leading performance-critical software such as rendering engines, playback and compositing systems, game engines, or broadcast tools.
• Strong knowledge of GPU architecture and compute, including modern graphics APIs like Metal, DirectX 12, Vulkan, and WebGPU.
• Proven track record in modernizing large, mature C/C++ desktop codebases while continuing to ship products.
• Ability to influence across Product, Engineering, QE, and external partners to shape technical roadmaps.
• Understanding of video codecs, formats, and import/export pipelines (preferred).
• Experience in games, VFX, AR/VR, real-time 3D, or live broadcast production (preferred).