Head of Real-Time & Editing Engine (Rust)

TL;DR

Head of Real-Time & Editing Engine (Rust): Owning the core engine behind hirify.global’s live editing experience, driving performance, correctness, and ambitious technical bets that power collaborative, low-latency image editing at scale. Focus on defining technical foundations for agentic and AI-driven editing workflows, evolving the wgpu-powered rendering pipeline, and enabling fast experimentation while protecting engine stability and performance.

Location: This is a hybrid role, remote-friendly within a 3-hour flight from Paris, with monthly visits to the office, fully reimbursed. The company offers relocation support up to €10k and visa sponsorship for France-based roles. Explicitly seeking candidates from France, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, London, and Rome.

Salary: Up to 150k (local currency) + stock options

Company

hirify.global, launched in 2020, is the world's most popular AI photo editor, processing over 5 billion images annually for individual creators and major enterprises.

What you will do

• Own the Rust-based real-time editing engine, including rendering, document models, and collaborative editing.
• Lead the development of low-latency, high-performance systems for live editing across mobile and web platforms.
• Mentor and grow a senior engineering team focused on graphics, performance, and product-critical infrastructure.
• Drive architectural decisions, performance profiling, and debugging concurrency issues to ensure engine reliability.
• Define technical foundations for agentic and AI-driven editing workflows.
• Evolve the wgpu-powered rendering pipeline for real-time, high-fidelity editing.

Requirements

• Experience leading highly technical engine or infrastructure teams in product-driven environments.
• Strong systems-level expertise with Rust internals, memory models, concurrency, and performance trade-offs.
• Background building real-time systems, engines, or performance-critical libraries.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills to partner with Product and Client teams.
• A hands-on, credible leader who stays close to the code and technical decision-making.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience with rendering or graphics APIs (OpenGL, WebGL, Vulkan, Metal, WebGPU, DX12).
• Experience scaling and maintaining large Rust codebases over multiple years.
• Familiarity with collaborative editing, CRDTs, text rendering, or vector graphics pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Profitable, remote-friendly company with Series B funding and ambitious growth goals.
• Team of 100+ passionate builders focused on craft, innovation, and collaboration.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, with flexible working hours and extended parental leave.
• Full tech setup and annual company retreats.
• English and French lessons available.

Hiring process

• Recruiter screening.
• Technical interview and technical presentation with the team.
• Culture fit interviews.
• Reference check and offer.