diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/impeller_renderer.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/impeller_renderer.mm
index 87a3906b0ae..51ea49a43c1 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/impeller_renderer.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/impeller_renderer.mm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const size_t kAlignedUniformsSize = (sizeof(Uniforms) & ~0xFF) + 0x100;
   float _rotation;
 
   MTKMesh* _mesh;
-  impeller::Renderer renderer_;
+  std::unique_ptr<impeller::Renderer> renderer_;
 }
 
 - (nonnull instancetype)initWithMetalKitView:(nonnull MTKView*)view {
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ static const size_t kAlignedUniformsSize = (sizeof(Uniforms) & ~0xFF) + 0x100;
     [self _loadAssets];
   }
 
-  if (!renderer_.IsValid()) {
+  renderer_ = std::make_unique<impeller::Renderer>(
+      impeller::ImpellerShadersDirectory());
+  if (!renderer_->IsValid()) {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Impeller Renderer is not valid.";
   }
 
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ static const size_t kAlignedUniformsSize = (sizeof(Uniforms) & ~0xFF) + 0x100;
 }
 
 - (void)drawInMTKView:(nonnull MTKView*)view {
-  renderer_.Render();
+  renderer_->Render();
   /// Per frame updates here
   dispatch_semaphore_wait(_inFlightSemaphore, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
 
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ static const size_t kAlignedUniformsSize = (sizeof(Uniforms) & ~0xFF) + 0x100;
 }
 
 - (void)mtkView:(nonnull MTKView*)view drawableSizeWillChange:(CGSize)size {
-  renderer_.SurfaceSizeDidChange({size.width, size.height});
+  renderer_->SurfaceSizeDidChange({size.width, size.height});
 
   float aspect = size.width / (float)size.height;
   _projectionMatrix = matrix_perspective_right_hand(65.0f * (M_PI / 180.0f),
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.cc
index 3e9fb5518ca..6ce60a7ef6c 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.cc
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
-std::optional<std::string> ImpellerShadersLocation(std::string library_name) {
-  auto executable_directory = fml::paths::GetExecutableDirectoryPath();
-
-  if (!executable_directory.first) {
-    FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Shaders directory could not be found.";
-    return std::nullopt;
+std::string ImpellerShadersDirectory() {
+  auto path_result = fml::paths::GetExecutableDirectoryPath();
+  if (!path_result.first) {
+    return {};
   }
+  return fml::paths::JoinPaths({path_result.second, "shaders"});
+}
 
-  auto path = fml::paths::JoinPaths(
-      {executable_directory.second, "shaders", library_name});
+std::optional<std::string> ImpellerShadersLocation(std::string library_name) {
+  auto path = fml::paths::JoinPaths({ImpellerShadersDirectory(), library_name});
 
   if (!fml::IsFile(path)) {
     FML_LOG(ERROR) << "The shader library does not exist: " << path;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.h
index f449810835e..cd26132f127 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/host/shaders_location.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+std::string ImpellerShadersDirectory();
+
 std::optional<std::string> ImpellerShadersLocation(std::string library_name);
 
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/BUILD.gn
index aa4ff9845b0..e8b1abe59d2 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ source_set("impeller") {
   cflags_objc = flutter_cflags_objc_arc
   cflags_objcc = flutter_cflags_objcc_arc
 
+  if (is_clang) {
+    cflags_cc = [ "-Wno-unused-private-field" ]
+  }
+
   include_dirs = [
     "entity",
     "geometry",
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ source_set("impeller") {
     "compositor/shader_library.mm",
     "compositor/surface.h",
     "compositor/surface.mm",
+    "compositor/vertex_descriptor.h",
+    "compositor/vertex_descriptor.mm",
   ]
 
   geometry_sources = [
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
index 163239a7c34..dc007ba4d7e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@
 
 #include <Metal/Metal.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+class ShaderLibrary;
+
 class Context {
  public:
-  Context();
+  Context(std::string shaders_directory);
 
   ~Context();
 
@@ -22,10 +26,13 @@ class Context {
 
   id<MTLCommandQueue> GetTransferQueue() const;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary> GetShaderLibrary() const;
+
  private:
-  id<MTLDevice> device_;
-  id<MTLCommandQueue> render_queue_;
-  id<MTLCommandQueue> transfer_queue_;
+  id<MTLDevice> device_ = nullptr;
+  id<MTLCommandQueue> render_queue_ = nullptr;
+  id<MTLCommandQueue> transfer_queue_ = nullptr;
+  std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary> shader_library_;
   bool is_valid_ = false;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Context);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.mm
index e64025f84c0..702e9a4ffa1 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.mm
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
 #include "context.h"
 
 #include "flutter/fml/logging.h"
+#include "flutter/fml/paths.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
-Context::Context() : device_(::MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()) {
+Context::Context(std::string shaders_directory)
+    : device_(::MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()) {
+  // Setup device.
   if (!device_) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Setup command queues.
   render_queue_ = device_.newCommandQueue;
   transfer_queue_ = device_.newCommandQueue;
 
@@ -23,6 +28,25 @@ Context::Context() : device_(::MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice()) {
   render_queue_.label = @"Impeller Render Queue";
   transfer_queue_.label = @"Impeller Transfer Queue";
 
+  // Setup the shader library.
+  {
+    NSError* shader_library_error = nil;
+    auto shader_library_path =
+        fml::paths::JoinPaths({shaders_directory, "impeller.metallib"});
+    id<MTLLibrary> library =
+        [device_ newLibraryWithFile:@(shader_library_path.c_str())
+                              error:&shader_library_error];
+    if (!library) {
+      FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not create shader library: "
+                     << shader_library_error.localizedDescription.UTF8String;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // std::make_shared disallowed because of private friend ctor.
+    shader_library_ =
+        std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary>(new ShaderLibrary(library));
+  }
+
   is_valid_ = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h
index d2e1c7002e0..0afa12fdb44 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
@@ -15,7 +19,17 @@ class PipelineBuilder {
 
   ~PipelineBuilder();
 
-  PipelineDescriptor Build() const;
+  PipelineBuilder& SetLabel();
+
+  PipelineBuilder& SetSampleCountCount(size_t samples);
+
+  PipelineBuilder& SetVertexFunction(std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> function);
+
+  PipelineBuilder& SetFragmentFunction(
+      std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> function);
+
+  PipelineBuilder& SetVertexDescriptor(
+      std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor);
 
  private:
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PipelineBuilder);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.h
index 8fc32a5e89d..7765af8764e 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace impeller {
 
 class Renderer {
  public:
-  Renderer();
+  Renderer(std::string shaders_directory);
 
   ~Renderer();
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.mm
index 5d5b8ac45af..8ff3f03f53f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/renderer.mm
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
-Renderer::Renderer()
-    : context_(std::make_shared<Context>()),
+Renderer::Renderer(std::string shaders_directory)
+    : context_(std::make_shared<Context>(std::move(shaders_directory))),
       surface_(std::make_unique<Surface>(context_)) {
   if (!context_->IsValid()) {
     return;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
index 6d62e86a973..dede6505e29 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
@@ -4,17 +4,53 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
-class ShaderLibrary {
- public:
-  ShaderLibrary();
+class Context;
 
-  ~ShaderLibrary();
+enum class ShaderStage {
+  kVertex,
+  kFragment,
+};
+
+class ShaderFunction {
+ public:
+  ~ShaderFunction();
+
+  ShaderStage GetStage() const;
 
  private:
+  friend class ShaderLibrary;
+
+  id<MTLFunction> function_ = nullptr;
+  ShaderStage stage_;
+
+  ShaderFunction(id<MTLFunction> function, ShaderStage stage);
+
+  FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ShaderFunction);
+};
+
+class ShaderLibrary {
+ public:
+  ~ShaderLibrary();
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> GetFunction(const std::string& name,
+                                              ShaderStage stage);
+
+ private:
+  friend class Context;
+
+  id<MTLLibrary> library_ = nullptr;
+
+  ShaderLibrary(id<MTLLibrary> library);
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ShaderLibrary);
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
index e69de29bb2d..821ebc50d88 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+ShaderFunction::ShaderFunction(id<MTLFunction> function, ShaderStage stage)
+    : function_(function), stage_(stage) {}
+
+ShaderFunction::~ShaderFunction() = default;
+
+ShaderStage ShaderFunction::GetStage() const {
+  return stage_;
+}
+
+ShaderLibrary::ShaderLibrary(id<MTLLibrary> library) : library_(library) {}
+
+ShaderLibrary::~ShaderLibrary() = default;
+
+std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> ShaderLibrary::GetFunction(
+    const std::string& name,
+    ShaderStage stage) {
+  auto function = [library_ newFunctionWithName:@(name.c_str())];
+  if (!function) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction>(new ShaderFunction(function, stage));
+}
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/surface.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/surface.h
index a172a0e6b30..fed78ce1528 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/surface.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/surface.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Surface {
 
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<Context> context_;
-  dispatch_semaphore_t frames_in_flight_sema_;
+  dispatch_semaphore_t frames_in_flight_sema_ = nullptr;
   bool is_valid_ = false;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Surface);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bda80d5a19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+class VertexDescriptor {
+ public:
+  VertexDescriptor();
+
+  ~VertexDescriptor();
+
+ private:
+  FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(VertexDescriptor);
+};
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f146a9265cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+VertexDescriptor::VertexDescriptor() = default;
+
+VertexDescriptor::~VertexDescriptor() = default;
+
+}  // namespace impeller