Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Canva's Developer Environment team and help redefine how the world experiences design. Based in Sydney with options to work in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, or Adelaide, you will collaborate with a senior engineering team to deliver high-quality developer environments. You will strategize, plan, and implement iterative improvements to developer tooling, drive clarity in ambiguous situations, and collaborate with numerous teams. The role involves working with stakeholders to understand problems and drive initiatives. Canva offers a range of benefits including equity packages, inclusive parental leave, a wellbeing allowance, and flexible leave options.

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 coding proficiency in Python/ Java/ Golang, Rust and strong Object Oriented Programming fundamentals
• You have experience delivering improvements in developer tooling and environments at scale
• You’re passionate about eliminating friction and cognitive load for fellow engineers
• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and take a hypothesis-led approach to testing ideas
• You write clean, maintainable code and are comfortable working across the stack
• You’ve got great collaboration skills and love working cross-functionally with engineers, PMs and technical leaders
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited by Canva’s hypergrowth

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with a senior team of engineers to deliver high-quality, seamless developer environments
• Strategising, planning and most importantly delivering fast iterative improvements to new and existing developer tooling capabilities
• Driving clarity in ambiguous situations and taking a hypothesis-driven approach to testing out new ideas
• Collaborating with a dozen other teams in the DevX and Infra groups to ensure a cohesive end-to-end experience for every Canvanaut
• Working with stakeholders like Product Managers, Technical Project Managers and other technology leaders to understand problems and drive initiatives forward

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