Engineering Manager - Platform

Summary

Join Canva's Cloud Compute team as a leader, leveraging your technical expertise and people management skills to guide a team of 9 engineers. You will set the technical direction, drive operational excellence, build strong cross-team relationships, and manage performance while fostering a culture of sustainable engineering practices. The role focuses on leading Kubernetes infrastructure, contributing to Canva's platform strategy, and achieving infrastructure scale through multi-cloud initiatives. You'll also contribute to hiring and building a diverse team. Canva offers flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits, including equity packages, inclusive parental leave, and a wellbeing allowance.

Requirements

• You’ve led platform or infrastructure teams through complex, high-scale challenges
• You bring strong Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge as well as Golang (ideally) and Linux experience
• You’re passionate about developing people and building collaborative, high-performing teams
• You know how to balance tactical reliability with long-term strategic investments
• You communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences
• You thrive in ambiguity, adapt quickly, and love solving foundational problems at scale

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting a team of 9 engineers across critical Kubernetes infrastructure
• Setting technical direction for the Cloud Compute team and contributing to Canva’s broader platform strategy
• Driving operational excellence while fostering a culture of sustainable engineering practices
• Building strong relationships across platform and product teams
• Managing performance, mentoring engineers, and unlocking growth opportunities
• Helping Canva achieve infrastructure scale through multi-cloud and control plane initiatives
• Contributing to hiring and building a diverse, inclusive team environment

Benefits

• 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