Senior Software Engineer: Developer Environment (open to remote across ANZ)

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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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, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Collaborating with a senior team of engineers to deliver high-quality, seamless developer environments.
• Strategising, planning and most importantly delivering fast iterative improvements to new and existing developer tooling capabilities.
• Driving clarity in ambiguous situations and taking a hypothesis-driven approach to testing out new ideas.
• Collaborating with a dozen other teams in the DevX and Infra groups to ensure a cohesive end-to-end experience for every Canvanaut.
• Working with stakeholders like Product Managers, Technical Project Managers and other technology leaders to understand problems and drive initiatives forward.

You're probably a match if

• You have strong Computer Engineering / Science knowledge around fundamentals and first principles relating to concurrency, multithreading, data structures, architecture, and various design patterns
• You have advanced coding proficiency in Python/ Java/ Golang, Rust and strong Object Oriented Programming fundamentals
• You have experience delivering improvements in developer tooling and environments at scale
• You’re passionate about eliminating friction and cognitive load for fellow engineers
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and take a hypothesis-led approach to testing ideas
• You write clean, maintainable code and are comfortable working across the stack
• You’ve got great collaboration skills and love working cross-functionally with engineers, PMs and technical leaders
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited by Canva’s hypergrowth

About the Team

The Developer Environment team at Canva is dedicated to enabling the fast and reliable orchestration of Canva runtime environments. Our mission is to support seamless development environments for all technologists at Canva. We prioritize according to the the rapidly shifting developer tooling landscape to ensure Canva technologists always have the most cutting edge tools at their fingertips. Our team values versatility, clean code, and adaptability to changing circumstances, which are crucial for our collective success. By maintaining high standards and embracing challenges, we contribute significantly to Canva’s vision and strategy, ensuring that our products and features are robust and efficient.

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 range 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 supports 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. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.