Staff Software Engineer, Shutterstock
SE 4, TurboSquid/3D
Royalty-free media library
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Royalty-free media library
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help creative professionals from all backgrounds and businesses of all sizes produce their best work with incredible content and innovative tools, all on one platform.
Role
Who you are
- This is a high-impact role for an experienced engineer who thrives on technical leadership, architectural ownership, and mentoring others
- Extensive experience in full-stack software development
- Expertise in search and data systems such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch
- Strong proficiency with web frameworks such as Rails, Django, or React
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Proficiency with Git and GitHub for source control and collaboration
- Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and guide architectural direction
- Strong mentorship and communication skills, with experience conducting constructive code reviews
- Commitment to building maintainable, testable, and high-quality software
Desirable
- Familiarity with 3D technologies, such as WebGL, Three.js, Blender, and common 3D file formats
- Experience with TypeScript, JSON:API, or GraphQL
- Experience deploying to or managing AWS environments
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with event-driven architectures using tools such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
What the job involves
- Shutterstock is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our TurboSquid 3D team, which powers the systems and workflows behind the world’s leading collection of 3D models
- Our mission is to streamline and scale the processes that bring high-quality 3D content from creators to customers across films, games, architecture, advertising, and more
- You will collaborate with a talented team of engineers to solve complex challenges in content management, search, automation, and performance
- We value quality, reliability, and scalability at every step, and we foster a culture of peer review, shared learning, and customer focus
- Every system we build is designed to make it easier for artists to contribute and for customers to discover great 3D content
- Lead the design and evolution of systems that support 3D asset ingestion, validation, and management
- Architect and optimize search infrastructure to improve the speed, accuracy, and discoverability of 3D assets across the platform
- Shape architectural decisions that impact the entire 3D content pipeline and related data systems
- Implement and maintain scalable, well-tested, and observable full-stack applications and APIs
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across the team
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and content experts to improve contributor and internal workflows
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance and scalability
Our take
Shutterstock is a global leader in licensed images, videos, and music, serving creative professionals like designers, filmmakers, and marketers. Content creators upload their work, which is then used by businesses and media organizations in various projects. It's a two-sided marketplace that fuels creativity worldwide.
Shutterstock offers a variety of plans for individuals, teams, and enterprise customers as well as creative editing and collaboration capabilities. Their aim is to build sophisticated tools to help the world experience images and videos in a more beautiful way - they believe that the harmonious union of design and technology can influence global communication.
Shutterstock's brand portfolio includes Bigstock, Offset, PremiumBeat, Rex Features, and Shutterstock Custom, adding hundreds of thousands of images weekly. More recently it introduced generative AI and fairly licenses artists' work for their AI-generated content, unlike competitors. This ethical approach bodes well for the company, positioning it well for future growth and innovation.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexibility: Shutterstock operates in a Hybrid model that is centered around flexibility and enabling collaboration, innovation, and accountability no matter where we are
- Connection: Whether virtual or in person, we make sure there are plenty of opportunities and events to connect and have fun
- Recognition: We never miss an opportunity to celebrate our achievements and recognize great work through our global recognition program
- Empowerment: We offer generous and competitive compensation packages, PTO, wellness initiatives, on-and-off working hours, tuition reimbursement, and an employee referral bonus
- Growth: Your development is top of mind. Our SkillUP Program enables you to take ownership of your personal development through virtual learning offerings, and we are constantly adding to the platform to meet your changing needs
- Belonging: Our goal is to build a workforce that is, at all levels, representative of the diverse global community we serve and where all employees can come to work as their authentic selves
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Jon Oringer
(Executive Chairman)Previously Board Member at Partnership for New York City for 6 years and Founder, CEO at SurfSecret Software for 5 years.
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