Senior Frontend Engineer

Summary

Join Canva's Conversational Editing team and redefine how users interact with AI in the design process. As a Frontend Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy solutions, primarily focusing on web frontend development using TypeScript and React. You will collaborate with designers and product managers, facilitate knowledge sharing, and mentor other engineers. The role requires versatility in frontend technologies, experience with TypeScript and React, and Agile experience. Canva offers equity packages, inclusive parental leave, a wellbeing allowance, and flexible leave options.

Requirements

• You are technically versatile, with diverse experience in frontend tech stacks
• You have experience with TypeScript (or other typed languages), React, MobX (or other state management libraries), particularly using types on APIs to provide guard rails for developers
• Experience working in an Agile (Scrum) team
• You have a flexible and creative view of building delightful user experiences
• You have experience coaching / guiding other engineers and acting as a mentor

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy solutions and hands-on software development – working closely with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features and experiments to our customers worldwide
• Primarily working on web frontend with Typescript, but may need to work with other languages and environments
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and optimally advocate for engineering needs to non-technical team members within the group
• Models initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutions
• Finds opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new insights and improvements that help achieve our goals

Preferred Qualifications

• You’re excited about what AI can bring to the table and are ready to work closely with our machine learning engineers to fine-tune how we create innovative support experiences. Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them through others
• Passion for producing new designs and prototyping for quick turnarounds of early-stage ideas

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