Job Description

Revolutionize 3D Design: Software Engineer (SketchUp for Web)

If you have ever used SketchUp, you know it is special software: 3D modeling that is easy to learn, intuitive to use, and accessible to everyone. We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated, and collaborative engineer to help us refine and re-imagine how we deliver world-class 3D modeling in a web browser to millions of creators and students worldwide.

About Us:

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it is helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

The Trimble Field Systems segment provides solutions to increase precision and productivity in construction tasks by empowering stakeholders to collect accurate information and manage conditions with cutting-edge technology.

What Makes This Role Great:

In this role, you will be at the heart of the SketchUp ecosystem, bridging the gap between powerful C++ modeling engines and seamless web experiences. You will have the unique opportunity to influence how millions of architects, engineers, and hobbyists visualize their ideas, making high-end 3D design more accessible than ever before.

Key Exciting Responsibilities:

• Develop high-performance client-side web application code to evolve the SketchUp for Web experience.

• Integrate cutting-edge C++ modeling engines and graphics features using WebAssembly (WASM).

• Analyze, design, and implement new features while optimizing application performance for a global user base.

• Collaborate with product teams to instrument feature tracking and interpret telemetry to guide engineering priorities.

• Spearhead the creation of intuitive, customer-facing UI that maintains SketchUp’s reputation for simplicity.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience developing user-facing applications with type-safe programming languages and asynchronous paradigms.

• Deep understanding of web standards, protocols, and client-server architecture including HTML and CSS.

• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks like Playwright and managing CI/CD pipelines.

• Proficiency in leveraging AI programming tools and workflows such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude.

• Strong problem-solving skills with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Bonus Points For:

• Over 3 years of experience with TypeScript, Vue.js, WebGL, WebGPU, or Node.js.

• Familiarity with C++, CMake, and Emscripten for cross-platform development.

• Background in 3D graphics, design software, or solving complex data consistency problems.

• Experience with Cloud Service Providers like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Logistics:

Location: Westminster, Colorado (Onsite)

Travel Requirement: 10%

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.

Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.

Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

Pay Rate Type

Bonus Eligible?

Commission Eligible?

Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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