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Senior Principal Architect - Web Engine

@ Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.

Markham, Ontario

On-siteFull-time
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Overview

Huawei Technologies Canada is hiring a Senior Principal Architect for its web, windowing and graphics team, exploring new architectures to accelerate ArkUI and web rendering. The role leads technology research, proof-of-concept work and collaboration with engineering teams for production. The posting states a full-time permanent position with no salary, schedule or work arrangement given.

Responsibilities:

  • Track web engine and web app framework technology trends
  • Identify key technologies and lead research and PoC implementation
  • Lead the Canada research team in collaborating with engineering for production

Requirements summary:

  • Deep, broad expertise in web engine, front-end frameworks, performance and standards
  • Experience developing a major web engine such as Blink, V8 or WebKit
  • Experience with WASM, WebXR and frameworks like Angular, React or Vue
  • Strong leadership in building team coherence and architecture vision
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • CE device or Android/iOS knowledge is an asset

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Employer posting date
2022-12-13
First seen by our source
2026-10-10
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentSoftware development
Manages peopleYes
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high

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  • Huawei Finland R&D
  • Huawei
  • Huawei Europe
  • Huawei Denmark
  • Huawei Norway
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  • Huawei Serbia&Hungary Rep Office
  • Huawei Telekomünikasyon Dış Ticaret Ltd
  • Huawei Technologies Italia
  • Huawei Switzerland
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IndustryTelecommunications
Company size10001+
HeadquartersShenzhen, Guangdong
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Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Senior Principal Architect.

About the team:
The web, Windowing and Graphics team is exploring novel architectures to accelerate the rendering of ArkUI and web platform content. Areas of study include customizing GPU drivers for the needs of web rendering, simplifying the Chrome rendering architecture assuming only TBDR GPU targets, concurrent web layout and taking advantage of the vertical integration possibilities afforded by Huawei’s HarmonyOS.

About the job:

  • Insight the web engine and web app framework tech trend.

  • Identify the key technologies, and lead team to research and implement PoCs.

  • Lead Canada research team to collaborate with the engineering team for production.

About the ideal candidate:

  • Good communications and presentation skills.

  • Leadership skills to build coherence in software development teams.

  • Leadership skills to create and communicate architecture vision and targets.

  • Deep and wide technologies in Web area, especially for web engine/core, front end framework architecture, Web performance, Web standards, etc.

  • Experienced in development of one of popular web engines, e.g. Blink/V8/Webkit, etc.

  • Experienced in the new Web technologies, like WASM, WebXR, etc.

  • Experienced in architecture of framework, like Angular, React, Vue, etc.

  • Software production experience in CE device is an asset.

  • Good knowledge of Android or iOS is an asset.

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