Senior Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Canva's Workload Integration team and help redefine how the world experiences design. Based in Sydney with options for remote work, this role focuses on building and deploying products using GoLang across multiple Kubernetes clusters. You will be on-call, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to operational excellence. Canva offers a comprehensive benefits package including equity, inclusive parental leave, wellbeing allowances, and flexible leave options. The ideal candidate possesses strong computer engineering knowledge, advanced software and network engineering skills, and experience with Kubernetes and cloud platforms.

Requirements

• 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 skills in software and network engineering. Experience with GoLang
• Understanding of Cloud Networking in providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• You have experience in deploying and operating a Service Mesh in Kubernetes
• You have a working understanding of Kubernetes and Kubernetes networking. Understanding of CNI, Ingress, and Multi-Cluster networking
• Understanding of networking protocols e.g. IP, DNS, TLS, and mTLS
• You have experience working with cloud infrastructure platforms to create a foundation for building secure, reliable, and performant systems. Experience with Kubernetes controllers and reconcile loop architecture
• Knowledge of web application architecture in the context of cloud providers
• Experience using manifest generation tools, like Helm or Jsonnet, to manage cloud infrastructure
• You have experience as a software engineer building platform products to accelerate and empower engineers to achieve crazy big goals

Responsibilities

• Coding in GoLang to build and deploy products that run across multiple Kubernetes clusters
• Be on-call for the team’s products and drive operational excellence
• Working with our stakeholders across Security, Product, and other Platform teams to understand their needs as we forge Canva’s platform products
• Developing yourself and your team members

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