Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Canva's AdTech team as an Engineering Manager and lead a team of six software engineers. You will coach and guide your team, participate in stakeholder meetings, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and design and develop software solutions. The role requires proven technical and people leadership skills, experience with platform teams, and strong communication abilities. Canva offers a flexible work environment, various benefits including equity packages, inclusive parental leave, and a wellbeing allowance, and a chance to contribute to a rapidly growing company.

Requirements

• Proven success both technical and people leadership, have honed skills in overseeing a high-performing team
• Experience working in platform teams
• Thrives in working collaboratively with non-technical stakeholders such as product and influencing where needed
• Articulate with a strong background in writing, presenting, and communicating with stakeholders from various technical backgrounds and vernaculars

Responsibilities

• Coach six software engineers and provide leadership in managing and guiding technical discussions within the AdTech team
• Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with marketing strategists and leadership to advocate for the Engineering perspective and capture engineering requirements
• Work collaboratively with group leadership, product managers, and engineers across Marketing and Product to scope and deliver solutions to empower internal teams
• Lead the creation of technical design documents for cross-group & cross-team initiatives and contribute to engineering timelines and sprint planning
• Design, develop, and deploy solutions with hands-on software development, while effectively communicating with Program Managers, Product Manager and Engineers
• Take initiative in achieving goals, improving processes, and identifying opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new ideas and improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Java, typescript, protocol buffers, cloud Infrastructure (including AWS) and observability and reliability practices
• Experience working with marketing teams, SEM or marketers

Benefits

• Equity packages
• 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