Full-Time
CAD Graphics Engine Software Engineer
Zoo
51-200 employees
GPU-powered hardware design toolkit and services
Compensation Overview
$145k - $195k/yr
Remote in USA + 1 more
More locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Proficiency with C++14/17
- Substantial experience with 3D graphics, rendering, and modeling algorithms
- Substantial experience with 3D Graphics APIs such as Vulkan or OpenGL
- Experience with GPU computing APIs such as CUDA
- Strong familiarity of CAD 3D editors such as Blender, Maya, Solidworks, AutoCAD, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with Git
- Experience working with both low-level and visualization-focused aspects of a graphics pipeline
- Develop and maintain CAD modeling algorithms (editing brep data structures, developing topological algorithms, etc)
- Develop and maintain rendering code within the graphics core of the CAD engine
- Implement and continuously improve various low-level and complex architectural systems that interface with Graphics APIs, modeling, rendering, and proceduralization pipelines
- Analyze code for performance and optimization opportunities as it relates to load times, memory usage and platform-specific performance issues
- Become an expert on our product strategy and customer use cases in order to provide the best solutions to our growing customer base
- Document functionality and implementation details for production and other Engineers
KittyCAD.io provides infrastructure for hardware design, offering a GPU-powered engine with remote streaming and an Open API to support both pre-built tools and client-developed applications. Its Modeling AppPublic Alpha combines point-and-click CAD with code editing, and its Text-to-CAD interface helps automate workflows. The product suite accelerates design processes through machine learning and autoscaling infrastructure, while reducing hardware requirements and costs. KittyCAD.io differentiates itself with a GPU-accelerated, streaming-enabled platform that works across devices and operating systems, and by offering customizable tooling via an Open API, allowing hobbyists, startups, and enterprises to build, deploy, and scale hardware design tools more efficiently. The company’s goal is to save engineering time and resources, enable flexible tool development, and lower the barriers to hardware design by providing scalable, automated infrastructure.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$5M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2021
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- SOC 2 Type II compliance builds enterprise trust for secure hardware design.
- Free desktop app with 40 AI credits attracts hobbyists and startups broadly.
- ML-ephant APIs deliver predictive manufacturing feedback, accelerating iterations.
What critics are saying
- Autodesk Fusion 360's $70 pro plans capture 10M users, eroding Zoo subscriptions.
- Zookeeper hallucinations produce invalid B-rep geometry, risking manufacturing lawsuits.
- SolidWorks 2026 native Text-to-CAD pulls enterprises with validated 5M licenses.
What makes Zoo unique
- Zoo Design Studio launches first GPU-based, cloud-scalable geometry engine in May 2025.
- Text-to-CAD and Zookeeper enable seamless hybrid workflows of prompts, code, and clicks.
- Generates editable B-rep models without meshes, supporting Git version control.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Hybrid Work Options
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Remote Work Options
Stock Options
Competitive Equity
Wellness Program
Company News
The First Professional CAD Platform Powered by Generative AI LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoo, a company that creates infrastructure for hardware design, today announced the launch of Zoo Design Studio, a unified CAD suite for engineering and manufacturing companies of all sizes. Included in Zoo Design Studio is Text-to-CAD, a feature that enables design engineers to leverage the power of generative AI to create complex designs in seconds. The new service is available via subscription, starting from free and with advanced features included in paid tiers, from $99 per month. Zoo Design Studio allows customers to flexibly weave edits to their designs between traditional point-and-click interactions, programmatic interactions with code, and text prompt interactions via Text-to-CAD. This allows the customer to choose any of these three approaches within one common environment. Zoo Design Studio is built using their proprietary geometry engine, which is the world's first to be GPU-based, cloud-implemented, API-accessible, and dynamically scalable
KittyCAD Closes $5M Seed Financing Back to HomeMALIBU, CA, KittyCAD a company developing advanced tools for hardware design, has closed a $5M Series Seed financing led by Venrex Partners.KittyCAD a company developing advanced tools for hardware design, has closed a $5M Series Seed financing led by Venrex Partners, a UK-based Venture Capital firm. The round also included participation from USC's Viterbi School of Engineering, Gaingels, Kelvin Beachum, Matt Terrell, Undeterred Capital, Liquid 2, Tom Preston-Werner's Family Office, Madrona Venture Group, Bernie Lagrange, and Nat Friedman.(c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page
KittyCAD, a company that develops advanced tools for hardware design, has released geometry engine capabilities on its application programming interface.
/PRNewswire/ -- KittyCAD, the world's only company to develop advanced tools for hardware design, announced today the release of first-ever geometry engine...
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