Software Engineer - Windowing & Graphics

About the role

Huawei Canada is hiring a Software Engineer focused on windowing and graphics to advance next‑generation 2D rendering technologies. The position is based in Markham and joins the Web Technology Lab, which explores innovative architectures for ArkUI and web content.

Key responsibilities

• Lead pre‑research and breakthrough work on 2D graphics rendering, including verification and implementation of dynamic fixed pipelines and data‑driven rendering.
• Design and build the 2D graphics stack and window system for terminal operating systems such as OpenHarmony, optimizing performance, power consumption and load under heavy scenarios.
• Track and contribute to the evolution of the OS graphic framework, providing technical design insights and roadmap guidance.

Required profile

• Familiarity with Android, HarmonyOS or Linux development.
• Experience delivering large‑scale software projects in a professional environment.
• Strong coding ability in C++ and knowledge of at least one GPU shading language and JavaScript.
• Project experience in 2D graphics rendering or web layout.
• Understanding of OS features such as CPU/GPU/DDR scheduling, process and thread management, and inter‑process communication.

Required skills

• C++ programming
• GPU shading language (e.g., GLSL, HLSL)
• JavaScript
• Android development
• HarmonyOS development
• Linux development
• 2D graphics rendering
• Web layout engineering
• CPU/GPU scheduling
• Process and thread management
• Inter‑process communication (IPC)