Senior Frontend Engineer - Editing APIs
Senior Frontend Engineer - Editing APIs
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About the Team
The Editing API team is on a mission to unlock the power of the Canva Editor for both internal and external developers. By providing welldocumented wellsupported and robust APIs and frameworks we enable developers and AI agents to extend enhance and innovate on Canvas core editing functionality.
At Canva the Editor is at the heart of our mission to empower the world to design anything. With hundreds of developers contributing to its evolution our team plays a crucial role in accelerating development speed and expanding the Editors capabilities through safer more powerful APIs.
As a platformfocused team we work closely with more than ten other teams that both consume and contribute to our APIs and frameworks. Established in 2024 weve grown into a small but quickly growing team of engineers and technical leadership.
About the Role
Were looking for mid to seniorlevel engineers to join the Editing API team a group dedicated to enabling developers to extend and enhance the Canva Editor through powerful wellsupported APIs and frameworks.
If youre passionate about building highquality APIs that accelerate development in large engineering organizations or excited to learn this is the perfect opportunity. Youll help shape our approach to API design ensuring we create intuitive scalable and robust solutions that empower both internal and external developers.
As we crystallize our API and framework roadmaps youll be jumping into a highly engaged collaborative and clever team driving projects that have significant impact across Canva. At the same time theres still plenty to figure out so youll play a key role in understanding the needs of our API clients and guiding the future direction of our teams mission.
What Youll Be Doing
Hands on software development Design develop and deploy solutions working closely with leads designers and product managers to deliver impactful features and experiments to millions of users. You will build and maintain scalable highquality APIs and frameworks that empower internal and external developers.
Knowledge sharing and advocacy Communicate engineering needs effectively to nontechnical team members within the group fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
Ownership and initiative Take charge of achieving goals improving processes and refining solutions to drive continuous improvement.
Crossteam collaboration Identify opportunities to work across teams leveraging new insights and improvements that align with our mission.
What Were Looking For
Experience with TypeScript JavaScript HTML CSS React and MobX Our frontend stack relies on these technologies and familiarity with them will set you up for success.
Software development experience in API/SDK design Ideally you have experience building internal or external APIs or SDKs that enhance developer velocity.
Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals Including asynchronous programming data structures solution design architecture and design patterns.
Performance debugging and benchmarking passion Enthusiasm for optimizing performance and debugging issues.
Understanding of browser internals Knowledge of browser rendering pipelines event handling WebWorkers and WebGL/WebGPU is a plus.
Collaborative mindset Proven experience working effectively within a team and communicating technical ideas clearly.
Problemsolving skills Ability to break down complex projects into manageable pieces and deliver them efficiently.
Strong written and verbal communication skills Effectively convey ideas and collaborate across technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Not sure if you meet all the requirements Wed still love to hear from you! At Canva we know that great engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and we value passion curiosity and a willingness to learn just as much as specific experience. If youre excited about this role but dont tick every box we encourage you to apply you might a great fit in ways you didnt expect!
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Heres a taste of whats on offer:
- 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
Check out lifeatcanva for more info.
Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Please note that due to our remotefriendly culture and distributed workforce interviews are conducted virtually.
Additional Information :
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Heres a taste of whats on offer:
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
Check out lifeatcanva for more info.
Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
