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JavaScript Developer x2

Culver City, CA · On-site

Work closely with product managers, UX designers, and back-end engineers to implement elegant ... Experience with generating or creating 3D graphics and/or experience in WebGL. * Excellent ...

Bellota Labs

Senior Technical Artist

Redwood City, CA · On-site +1

$170K - $225K/yr

... engineers to translate visual concepts into optimized, in-engine assets. * Asset Integration: Import, configure, and maintain 2D/3D assets, materials, and shaders within Unity3D for mobile and WebGL ...

Bellota Labs

Senior Technical Artist

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$170K - $225K/yr

... engineers to translate visual concepts into optimized, in-engine assets. * Asset Integration: Import, configure, and maintain 2D/3D assets, materials, and shaders within Unity3D for mobile and WebGL ...

Two95 International Inc.

UI Developer

San Francisco, CA

$59 - $76.50/hr

Title: UI Developer Location: San Francisco, CA Job Type: Long Term Contract Pay Rate: $Open/hr ... Experience with WebGL is a plus. * You are comfortable working within tight deadlines to solve ...

Parallelz

Principal Graphics Engineer

Santa Clara, CA

$164K - $203K/yr

OpenGL ES, WebGL, WebGPU, Vulkan, Metal, or DirectX, including shader programming, GPU memory and pipeline optimization, and frame/latency budgeting. * Track record of owning complex, multi-component ...

Two95 International Inc.

UI Developer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$59 - $76.50/hr

Title: UI Developer Location: San Francisco, CA Job Type: Long Term Contract Pay Rate: $Open/hr ... Experience with WebGL is a plus. * You are comfortable working within tight deadlines to solve ...

Parallelz

Principal Graphics Engineer

San Francisco, CA

$164K - $203K/yr

OpenGL ES, WebGL, WebGPU, Vulkan, Metal, or DirectX, including shader programming, GPU memory and pipeline optimization, and frame/latency budgeting. * Track record of owning complex, multi-component ...

Parallelz

Principal Graphics Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

$164K - $203K/yr

OpenGL ES, WebGL, WebGPU, Vulkan, Metal, or DirectX, including shader programming, GPU memory and pipeline optimization, and frame/latency budgeting. * Track record of owning complex, multi-component ...

veear projects

Senior Front End

San Jose, CA · On-site

$134K - $177K/yr

... programming experience • Data visualization and animation experience using D3, Canvas, SVG or WebGL • Meticulous attention to visual details and frame rate • Understanding of browser quirks and ...

veear projects

Senior Front End

San Jose, CA

$134K - $177K/yr

Minimal Qualifications Deep knowledge of vanilla JavaScript and CSS, or other UI / graphics intensive programming experience Data visualization and animation experience using D3, Canvas, SVG or WebGL ...

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As of Jun 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for webgl developer in California is $52.15, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $39.86 and $63.80 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a WebGL Developer job?

A WebGL Developer is a software engineer who specializes in creating interactive 2D and 3D graphics for web applications using WebGL, a JavaScript API for rendering graphics in the browser without plugins. They work with technologies like JavaScript, GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language), and frameworks such as Three.js or Babylon.js. Their role includes optimizing performance, ensuring compatibility across devices, and integrating 3D elements with web applications. WebGL Developers often collaborate with designers and backend developers to create immersive web experiences.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Webgl Developer position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a WebGL Developer, you need strong skills in JavaScript, WebGL, 3D graphics programming, and a solid understanding of computer graphics principles, often supported by a relevant degree or portfolio. Familiarity with frameworks like Three.js or Babylon.js, as well as version control systems like Git, is typically required. Creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and effective collaboration skills set candidates apart in this role. These competencies are critical for creating interactive, high-performance visual experiences that meet project requirements and integrate smoothly with team workflows.

What types of projects do WebGL Developers typically work on, and how collaborative is the role?

WebGL Developers are often involved in projects that range from interactive data visualizations and 3D modeling tools to complex web-based games and virtual experiences. The role is highly collaborative, frequently requiring close work with UI/UX designers, back-end developers, and project managers to bring visually engaging and responsive applications to life. You might spend your days prototyping features, optimizing graphics performance, and ensuring compatibility across browsers and devices. This teamwork-oriented environment helps deliver polished products and provides opportunities to learn from other disciplines within a creative tech team.

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Infographic showing various Webgl Developer job openings in California as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 83% Full Time, 3% Part Time, and 14% Contract. Highlights an 81% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 14% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $108,466 per year, or $52.1 per hour.

Senior Product Engineer

Vizcom Technologies, Inc.

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$195K - $225K/yr

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago

Job description

Agency Notice: We are not currently working with recruiting agencies for this role. Please do not contact Vizcom employees regarding this position. Any resumes submitted without a prior agreement will be considered unsolicited.
Why Vizcom
Our mission is to reshape design by streamlining the path from concept to creation, bringing more impactful ideas into the physical world.
We're well-funded (Series B $51m to date), growing double-digits MoM, and expanding the core engineering team in SF. The surface area is big: realtime collaboration, GPU inference at scale, a modern TypeScript stack, and serving real enterprise
The Role
As the Senior Product Engineer you'll own major product surfaces in Vizcom's real-time design environment - from our canvas rendering engine to collaborative UX systems. You'll work across React, WebGL, and GraphQL, shaping performance, interaction design, and developer experience. You'll partner closely with designers, AI engineers, and backend leads to make Vizcom's interface both beautiful and blazingly fast. Within your first 90 days you will: ship one new or re-architected user-facing feature that improves product performance or fidelity, establish a render or collaboration performance baseline (e.g., frame rate, latency, bundle size), propose or contribute to frontend tech direction (e.g., render pipeline abstraction, UI state model), and reduce one persistent performance or UX friction point across the frontend stack.
Compensation
$195,000 - $225,000 annually + Offers Equity
What You'll Do
  • Build rich interactive surfaces: own features that blend design, collaboration, and 3D visualization
  • Optimize performance: push React and WebGL rendering to feel instant under load
  • Craft developer ergonomics: shape component architecture, hooks, and state models that scale
  • Collaborate early with Design: prototype fast, test feel, and bring high-fidelity UX to life
  • Improve observability: instrument and debug perf metrics (FPS, React profiler, network traces)
  • Mentor teammates: review code for clarity, structure, and maintainability
The Problems You'll Tackle
  • High-fanout realtime collaboration with CRDT-style data models
  • Rendering pipelines in WebGL/WebGPU, balancing fidelity and speed
  • Bundle optimization, lazy loading, and Vite build performance
  • Complex interaction logic that must still feel intuitive and instant

Our Stack (today)
  • Frontend: TypeScript, React, Vite, WebGL; realtime collaboration.
  • API/Backend: TypeScript/Node, GraphQL (PostGraphile), Postgres, Redis, background workers.
  • Infra: Kubernetes, Pulumi, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Datadog for observability, feature flags.
  • Security/Enterprise: SSO/SAML (WorkOS), SOC 2-minded practices.

*Experience with every item above is not required. What matters is that you are excited to shape it.
Qualifications
  • 5-8+ years building and shipping complex frontend systems (React/TypeScript)
  • Strong experience with WebGL, Canvas, or custom rendering engines
  • Deep understanding of UI performance, profiling, and memory management
  • Strong eye for design quality - you care about both pixels and milliseconds
  • As a colleague, you enjoy planning, executing, winning and celebrating as a team
  • Experience working remotely and/or in a startup environment
  • Bonus: experience with GraphQL, WASM, GPU pipelines, or 3D scene systems

How We Work
  • Small team, high ownership. Fewer people, more leverage.
  • Design-centric. We obsess over speed and feel; "fast enough" usually is not.
  • Write it down. RFCs, crisp decisions, living docs.
  • Operate what you build. Everyone takes on-call support; incidents drive improvement, not blame.
Interview Process
  • Intro (30m): mutual fit, role and impact.
  • Architectural deep-dive (45m): product and design collaboration.
  • Coding Session (45m):
  • Onsite Interview (half day)
  • References and offer.
Ready to Build?
If you want your work to be used daily by world-class designers and you like owning problems end to end, let's talk. Apply with links (GitHub, LinkedIn, notable projects) and a short note on something hard you shipped.

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