Engineering Manager (FE) - Ecosystem - Developer Experiences, Build (ANZ remote)
Engineering Manager (FE) - Ecosystem - Developer Experiences, Build (ANZ remote)
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What youd be doing in this role
At Canva change is part of our DNA. The exact shape of this role will evolve over time but to begin with youll focus on:
Coaching and supporting a team of frontend engineers helping them grow their careers stay motivated and deliver impactful work.
Leading the team that builds the developer-facing tools starter kits and documentation that power the Canva Ecosystem and integrations.
Driving the creation of beautiful intuitive and high-quality developer experiences from CLIs and toolbars to rich documentation and starter projects.
Ensuring all public-facing code and docs are of exceptional quality setting a high bar for design accessibility performance and maintainability.
Acting as a champion for developer empathy deeply understanding the workflows of external developers and building tools that are delightful fast and easy to use.
Collaborating closely with PMs designers and other engineers across DX and Ecosystem to shape strategy and deliver on big-picture goals.
Driving planning refinement and delivery of seasonal goals while ensuring alignment with broader group priorities.
Leading by example: contributing to code reviewing public PRs and shaping the tone and voice of our developer documentation.
Creating a team culture that values openness quality and developer happiness where engineers do the best work of their careers.
Youre probably a match if
You have experience leading frontend engineering teams and guiding them through goals and strategy aligned to a larger vision.
You bring strong technical depth in modern frontend development with the ability to set and uphold high standards for code that is open-source and widely used.
Youre passionate about developer experience and have empathy for external developers shaping tools that make complex workflows simple and enjoyable.
You balance technical trade-offs pragmatically knowing when to push for polish and when to move quickly while maintaining long-term maintainability.
Youre an excellent communicator who can collaborate across disciplines and represent your teams work to both technical and non-technical audiences.
You inspire coach and grow engineers helping them reach their full potential while fostering psychological safety and inclusion.
You lead by example embodying Canvas values our no-blame culture and engineering best practices.
Bonus: experience maintaining a widely used (ideally open-source) SDK and developer tooling/documentation.
Why this role matters
The DX:Build team is Canvas front door for developers. From starter kits and CLIs to the documentation on your team creates the tools and experiences that shape how thousands of developers build on Canva. The work is high-visibility both inside Canva and in the broader developer community. This C1 role is pivotal in ensuring that every touchpoint with Canvas developer platform is elegant reliable and delightful.
About the team
With the proliferation of innovations in generative AI and as large organizations have increasingly complex workflows to manage their designs Canva is well poised to become the platform that simplifies access and discovery of services related to visual design. We are already working with hundreds of developers to enable access to these exciting products with our Apps SDK and Canva public REST API!
The DX:Build team is Canvas front door for developers. From starter kits and CLIs to the documentation on your team creates the tools and experiences that shape how thousands of developers build on Canva. The work is high-visibility both inside Canva and in the broader developer community.
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 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
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
