Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Canva's Build Platform Team and help redefine how the world experiences design. Based in Sydney with options for remote work, you will develop self-service infrastructure, work across CI/CD and build systems, collaborate with engineering teams, design developer workflows, and participate in code reviews. The role requires a passion for developer tools, strong analytical skills, proficiency in Python/Java/GoLang, and experience with monorepo build infrastructure. Canva offers equity packages, inclusive parental leave, a wellbeing allowance, and flexible leave options. The team is focused on onboarding third-party dependencies into Bazel and improving the integration between IDEs and Bazel. The 2025 roadmap includes optimizing Bazel remote build infrastructure and adding support for WebAssembly and systems languages like Rust and C++.

Requirements

• You have a passion for developer tools and build systems, and enjoy using your imagination to develop solutions that supercharge the way Canva engineers deliver features to our users
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• You are proficient in one of the following programming languages: Python/Java/ GoLang
• You have experience maintaining and improving a large monorepo build infrastructure (bonus points if you have previously worked with Bazel)
• You are willing to dive deep and resolve gnarly build or runtime errors from time to time
• You can guide and mentor other members within the team and improve the way we collaborate, learn, and share ideas
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills, both in technical and non-technical language
• You thrive on teamwork, love being a team player, and enjoy mixing it up with folks from all walks of work life!

Responsibilities

• Developing self-service infrastructure from the ground up to empower our engineering teams to work more efficiently
• Working across CI/CD, build systems, test frameworks, cloud providers, and other developer-related domains as necessary to ensure Canva’s engineering teams continue to scale with the demands of the product suite
• Working with product engineering teams to ensure build-related best practices and tools are rolled out in every service across the whole organization
• Designing, building, and optimising developer workflows to build, test, and deploy a monorepo architecture
• Participating in solution design meetings, hiring interviews, and code reviews
• Working to improve/maintain internal developer experience platforms that empower engineers to work efficiently

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 support you personally