Middle ?++ Developer

Skylum allows millions of photographers to make incredible images. Our award-winning software automates photo editing with the power of AI yet leaves all the creative control in the hands of the artist. Join us on our mission to make photo editing enjoyable, easy, and accessible to anyone. You’ll be developing products with innovative technologies, providing value and inspiration for customers, and getting inspired in return.

Thanks to our incredible team of experts, we’ve built a collaborative space where you can constantly develop and grow in a supportive way. At the same time, we believe in the freedom to be creative. Our work schedule is flexible, and we trust you to give your best while we provide you with everything you need to make work hassle-free. Skylum is proud to be a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine not only with words but with actions. We regularly donate to various organizations to help speed up the Ukrainian victory.

Responsibilities:

• You will develop and optimize high-performance image processing algorithms for intelligent photo-editing features.
• You will also contribute to the evolution of a cross-platform C++ core library used across desktop, mobile, and web platforms, with a strong focus on performance, code quality, and maintainability.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional C++ development experience
• Good knowledge of modern C++ (C++17/C++20)
• Understanding of RAII, move semantics, STL, and basic template programming
• Experience with multithreading and performance optimization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to decompose technical tasks and estimate implementation effort
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment
• Understanding of scalable and maintainable software design principles
• Responsible approach to product and code quality

Nice to have:

• Experience with graphics APIs (Vulkan, Metal)
• Basic understanding of GPU acceleration / compute shaders
• Familiarity with ML inference frameworks (ONNX Runtime, OpenVINO, CoreML, DirectML)
• Background in computer vision, image, or video processing
• Experience with CMake
• Experience developing cross-platform solutions
• Experience optimizing applications for resource-constrained environments

What we offer:

For personal growth:

• A chance to work with a strong team and a unique opportunity to make substantial contributions to our award-winning photo editing tools;

• An educational allowance to ensure that your skills stay sharp;
• English and German classes to strengthen your capabilities and widen your knowledge.

For comfort:

• A great environment where you’ll work with true professionals and amazing colleagues whom you’ll call friends quickly;

• The choice of working remotely or in our office space located on Podil, equipped with everything you might need for productive and comfortable work.

For health:

• Medical insurance;

• Twenty-one days of paid sick leave per year;
• Healthy fruit snacks full of vitamins to keep you energized.

For leisure:

• Twenty-one days of paid vacation per year;
• Fun times at our frequent team-building activities.

What to expect when you apply

• An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist
• Test task
• Professional interview
• Management interview

Originally posted on Himalayas