Senior Full-stack Software Engineer (Java + JavaScript) - Data Platform (Open to remote across ANZ)

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hey gday mabuhay kia ora hallo vtejte!

Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and youre probably keen to find out whats on offer so well get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What youd be doing in this role

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.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Leading impactful initiatives end-to-end from discovery through to delivery that help shape the teams vision and drive real business outcomes.
• Designing and delivering major strategic projects taking ownership of the technical architecture and execution.
• Uplifting our engineering standards by improving testing strategies frameworks and documentation practices.
• Driving automation efforts that reduce manual workflows and empower self-service across the business.
• Building a developer-friendly culture by engaging with our internal data community to surface challenges and opportunities that grow the teams capabilities.
• Supporting the growth of our data platform teams contributing to hiring onboarding and mentoring engineers while championing high-quality software engineering practices.

Youre probably a match if

• 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 skills in Java and JavaScript
• Youve built and shipped web frameworks at scaleand know what great looks like.
• You have hands-on experience building cloud-native data platform features using infrastructure-as-code principles and tools.
• You thrive in ambiguitycutting through complexity and helping teams find clarity and direction.
• You bring visionary thinking to the table crafting technical strategy and delivery roadmaps with thoughtful planning and bold ambition.
• Youve led critical projects from start to finish balancing technical depth with pragmatic decision-making.
• Youre a strong communicator and storytellerable to bring technical concepts to life in a way that resonates with engineers and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Youre passionate about mentoring and inspiring teams using your leadership to amplify the impact of those around you.
• Youre endlessly curiousalways exploring emerging technologies to keep your toolkit (and your teams) ahead of the curve.
• You have hands-on experience using AI in coding / programming to drive greater impact

About the team

You will be joining the Data Sync Team in the Data Platform Group at Canva.

The Data Platform Group aims to enable significant scalable and sustainable value via data and insights through building a world-class data platform and empowering Canvanauts with efficient & effective data capabilities.

And our Data Sync Teams mission is to empower Canvanauts to deliver sustained value and innovation using data with ease efficiency and confidence by providing Canvanauts with best-in-class platform infrastructure and services to manage data movement across various systems and data warehouse.

About the role

Were on the hunt for a passionate and experienced full-stack software engineer to join us in simplifying how Canvanauts interact with our data platform. Our data sync team is expanding our expertise in areas of web development to abstract complexities of tooling and processes to streamline and enhance the user experience.

Our team is building truly scalable infrastructure and tooling to support Canvas growth to move exponentially growing data volume in a safe cost-efficient and performant way across many systems and data stores.

The team is developer experience focused on the front end but infrastructure-as-code framework in the back to keep up with the ever-changing needs of data users. Were also building maturity into our data share infrastructure to provide the right governance and controls.

All these efforts are part of our grand vision to smash through barriers so creators can focus on what truly countsturning data into insights that propel Canvas mission to empower everyone to design anything and publish anywhere. Join us in this exciting adventure!

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 range 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

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Other stuff to know

We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva. Were evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - youll tackle interactive real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In some interviews you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side. Your recruitment partner will walk you through what to expect. 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. We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time