Senior Frontend Engineer - Canva Code (Open to remote across ANZ)

About the Group / team

Canva Code is on a mission to unlock a new creative superpower inside Canvaempowering anyone to design and build interactive experiences powered by conversational AI. From dynamic web apps to interactive elements that seamlessly integrate into designs were pushing the boundaries of whats possible in a visual design platform.

As part of Canva Code youll join the team working on cutting-edge features at the intersection of design interactivity and artificial intelligence.

Were looking for a Frontend Engineer to help build the future of Canva Code. Youll help shape the frontend architecture of the core product as we continue to scale and integrate more closely with the Canva Editor. This role is a great fit for engineers with a strong interest in AI and the exciting potential of Large Language Models. While youll spend most of your time on the Frontend theres plenty of scope to get involved in the full-stack from backend to prompt engineering.

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.

What youll do

• Design develop and deploy solutions and hands-on software development working closely with leads designers and product managers to ship features that make code creation accessible to everyone.
• Leverage technologies like LLMs MCPs and internal AI platforms to deliver magical experiences.
• Primarily working on web frontend with Typescript but plenty of opportunity for those interested in working across the full-stack.
• Contribute to frontend architecture decisions in a rapidly changing landscape as we scale Canva Code across new surfaces and use cases.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and optimally advocate for engineering needs to non-technical team members within the group.
• Models initiative and ownership in achieving goals improving processes and solutions.
• Advocate for performance accessibility and maintainability in everything you build.

Youre probably a match if

• You will have strong problem-solving skills with the ability to break large ambiguous projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them independently and with others.
• You will have firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including asynchronous programming data structures solution design architecture and design patterns.
• Our frontend stack consists of JavaScript HTML CSS React TypeScript MobX etc.
• You will have experience working in fast-paced environments collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and managing cross team dependencies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly desirable: Experience with AI/ML integration particularly working with large language models and prompt engineering for code generation.

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 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 well-being 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

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Other stuff to know

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Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time