Remote • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.
Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
But you have choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home, or a bit of both, it's up to you.
What you'd be doing in this role As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. This role is focused on:
Playing a leading role in defining the technical roadmap and architecture for the services powering our internal platforms for product decisioning. Advocating for best practices that enhance service performance, resilience, and adaptability. Establishing yourself as an expert in developing platforms that facilitate decision-making while being deeply integrated with the company's data ecosystem. Proposing innovative approaches and solutions to future-proof Canva's product decision platforms and deliver on business outcomes. Engaging with others to shape improvements through writing design documents and running design meetings. Designing and implementing the most intricate aspects of the system, showcasing your aptitude for tackling complex technical challenges effectively. Guiding the implementation of major projects, planning task breakdown, and keeping engineers in sync using excellent verbal and written communication skills, including architectural diagrams. Providing guidance and mentorship to other engineers, assisting them in their professional development and helping them navigate technical challenges. Having a widespread impact across the organization by facilitating and orchestrating cross-team initiatives that set a higher standard for reliability, velocity, and security. You're probably a match if you have: Extensive experience developing distributed web applications on the JVM, with a deep understanding of Java (other JVM languages like Scala or Kotlin are a plus, though we primarily use Java 17). A track record of successfully planning and executing complex architectural changes, with a strong focus on creative problem-solving rather than reliance on specific frameworks or libraries. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to foster a positive working environment across stakeholders and engineers. Proven experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams, unblocking technical challenges, and serving as a role model. Mastery of computer science and engineering fundamentals such as concurrency, data structures, and distributed systems, along with a strong grasp of resiliency techniques like load balancing, throttling, back pressure, and circuit breaking. Hands-on experience working in large distributed cloud environments (AWS preferred) and familiarity with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Terraform. Bonus: Experience with large-scale distributed data processing systems (e.g., Snowflake, Clickhouse) and expertise in SQL and data modeling best practices. Nice to have: Experience working with interface design tooling. Understanding the concept of A/B testing and experimentation. Experience in full-stack development. About the team Product Insights Enablement (PIE) is a group of 4 teams dedicated to creating reliable insight-as-a-service platforms that assist the entire company in planning and decision-making.
Our team consists of a diverse mix of engineers, product managers, and product designers collaborating to reach these goals. We focus on providing capabilities such as user behaviour analytics, experimentation (A/B testing), feature flags, and organisational metrics.
About the Role This role is a leadership position for the whole group. As a versatile staff software engineer, you will be responsible for shaping the vision of the platforms our teams build.
What's in it for you? Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity, and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Here's a taste of what's on offer: Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too. Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers. An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more. Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and support you personally. Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other stuff to know We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture.
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Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
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