Senior Frontend Engineer - Video Editor

Summary

Join Canva's Video Editor team and help redefine how the world experiences video design. As a key contributor, you will architect and implement Timeline 2.0, deliver performant editing experiences, collaborate with design and product teams, and drive architectural decisions. You will leverage cutting-edge technologies like TypeScript, WebGL, WebGPU, and WebAssembly. Mentorship opportunities are available for fellow engineers. Canva offers flexible work arrangements and a supportive team environment.

Requirements

• You love solving complex technical problems that simplify user experience
• You have strong frontend engineering skills—TypeScript, React, MobX—and a deep understanding of performance optimization
• You're experienced with scalable UI state management, real-time collaboration, and responsive design for creative tools
• You’re excited about building creative interfaces and ideally have experience with video, media or timeline-based products
• You’re collaborative, pragmatic and care deeply about creating magical user experiences
• You have hands-on experience using AI in coding / programming to drive greater impact

Responsibilities

• Architecting and implementing Timeline 2.0 from scratch to support complex video projects for millions of users
• Delivering performant, intuitive editing experiences—optimising rendering, state management, and UI responsiveness
• Collaborating with design and product to solve challenging UX problems with elegant technical solutions
• Driving architectural decisions in undo/redo systems, real-time collaboration, and extensibility
• Leveraging cutting-edge tech including TypeScript, WebGL, WebGPU, Web Assembly, and web workers
• Building seamless integrations with playback, export, and editing features across Canva’s video ecosystem
• Mentoring fellow engineers and sharing best practices for building creative tooling interfaces

Benefits

• Equity packages—we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, connection, and productivity
• Flexible leave options so you can recharge and be a force for good