Mirage · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Graphics & Media
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $285K/yr
5+ years expMirage is the leading AI short-form video company, building full-stack foundation models and products that redefine video creation, production, and editing. They are looking for an experienced software engineer to design and build a next-generation, cross-platform rendering engine for video and graphics, focusing on core systems that power media rendering and processing.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftware
Responsibilities
Design and build a high-performance, cross-platform rendering engine for video and graphics, capable of powering complex creative workflows
Own core media and rendering systems, including composition, transforms, effects, and execution pipelines
Make foundational architectural decisions around engine structure, language choice, performance tradeoffs, and long-term maintainability
Optimize for performance, correctness, and scalability, balancing throughput, latency, and resource efficiency in production environments
Collaborate with product, AI, and client teams to ensure the engine supports evolving creative and product requirements
Build abstractions and APIs that enable other teams to build on top of the engine safely and efficiently
Qualification
Required
Strong experience building performance-critical systems in production
Deep understanding of graphics, media, or rendering pipelines, such as video processing, real-time or offline rendering, or GPU-accelerated systems
Proficiency in one or more systems programming languages (e.g., C++, Rust, or similar), with the ability to reason about memory, concurrency, and performance
Strong computer science fundamentals, especially in algorithms, data structures, and systems design
Experience owning large, complex projects over long time horizons
Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces and making high-leverage technical decisions
Preferred
You've worked on rendering engines, media pipelines, or graphics infrastructure used at scale
You have experience with video codecs, media formats, or GPU compute
You've built or maintained cross-platform engines or shared core systems
You enjoy close collaboration and working on deep technical problems
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
401K with employer match
Commuter Benefits
Catered lunch multiple days per week
Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!
Grubhub subscription
Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)
Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
Generous PTO policy
Company
Mirage
Mirage is building foundation models and products that change the future of video.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
Index VenturesKleiner Perkins
2024-07-09Series C· $60M
2023-06-22Series B· $25M
2022-04-08Series A· $11M
Leadership Team
Gaurav Misra
Co-Founder, CEO
Recent News
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