Job Description
Senior Software Engineer | Data Visualisation & Graphics | London
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
London (Hybrid)
Salary up to £200,000 + benefits
Most engineers consume visualisation libraries.
A small number build them.
We’re working with a highly successful software company whose charting technology powers applications used by thousands of organisations worldwide, from global financial institutions to technology businesses and enterprise software providers.
As adoption continues to grow, they’re looking for a software engineer to help build the rendering systems, charting components, and visualisation infrastructure that sit at the heart of the product.
This is not a dashboard-building role. You’ll be working on the underlying systems that make complex visualisations fast, accurate, and scalable.
The challenges range from rendering performance and interaction design through to algorithms, graphics, API design, and numerical correctness.
What you’ll be doing
- Designing and building core charting features used by developers around the world
Working across rendering, interaction, animation, and visualisation infrastructure
Solving performance-critical problems involving Canvas, SVG, and large datasets
Improving correctness, precision, and usability across a sophisticated charting platform
Designing APIs that are elegant, flexible, and easy for developers to adopt
Taking features from initial concept through to production release
Collaborating with a small team of highly experienced engineers building a market-leading product
What they’re looking for
- Strong JavaScript or TypeScript engineering skills
Experience working with Canvas, SVG, WebGL, graphics systems, visualisation products, or rendering pipelines
Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software architecture
Experience building complex software products rather than purely application-layer development
Exposure to languages such as C++, Java, C#, Rust, Go, or similar
Understanding of performance optimisation and rendering trade-offs
Appreciation of the mathematical concepts underpinning data visualisation and graphics
Passion for engineering quality and technical excellence
Particularly interesting backgrounds include
Data visualisation platforms
Graphics or rendering engines
CAD, GIS, mapping, simulation, or scientific software
Developer tools
High-performance frontend systems xwwtmva
Financial technology visualisation platforms
Why this role stands out
- Build technology used by thousands of engineering teams globally
Work on rendering and graphics problems rarely found in commercial software roles
Join an engineering-led organisation with exceptionally high technical standards
High levels of ownership and autonomy
Small team, significant impact
Opportunity to deepen expertise in performance, graphics, visualisation, and systems design
Package
Hybrid working (London)
Private healthcare
Pension
Additional benefits
If you’re interested in building the technology behind modern data visualisation rather than simply consuming it, we’d be keen to speak with you.