Staff Frontend Engineer Offline Team
Staff Frontend Engineer Offline Team
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Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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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. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if youre near one) at home or a bit of both its up to you.
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:
- Pioneering the development of the architectural platform that enables the offline experience at Canva.
- Identifying opportunities and paths leading us to a reliable stable and performant offline experience
- Shaping the future roadmap of Canvas Offline platform blending product impact with infrastructure evolution to support millions of users while enabling sustainable engineering growth.
- Collaborating across multiple teams to lead technically complex and ambiguous initiatives bringing high-level expertise context sharing and strategic clarity to drive scalable solutions.
Youre probably a match if you have:
- A track record of translating complex UX needs (e.g. low-network or offline use) into scalable frontend architectures.
- Deep expertise in core web technologies HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript and React and a strong grasp of end-to-end web delivery.
- A strong understanding of build systems and performance tooling (bundling minification Web Vitals) with an ability to architect for scale and speed.
- Nuanced knowledge of how user experiences vary across browsers devices and mobile platforms.
- Experience operating at scale leading cross-team collaboration aligning stakeholders and driving clarity in strategic technical spaces.
- A balance of long-term architectural vision with hands-on execution mentoring others through design reviews spikes and implementation.
- Proven success in initiating and scaling cross-team projects in hybrid productplatform environments.
- Experience in on-call rotations and production support for web-based systems.
Bonus: Familiarity with browser Service Workers and Cache APIs and experience building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
About the team
The Offline Platform sits within the Web Platform building the foundations for frontend developers across Canva. A key part of what makes Canva a product loved by millions is its performance and from that lens were focused on enabling users to design confidently regardless of their internet connectivity.
This team is solving one of the toughest challenges in frontend engineering: supporting Canvas full product experience completely offline. Were building the core architecture and tooling that will allow users to create edit view and even download designsall without a reliable connection.
About the Role
As a Staff Frontend Engineer in the Offline Platform team youll be shaping the future of how Canva works when the internet doesnt. Operating at the subgroup level within the Web Platform youll lead technically complex high-impact projects that form the foundation of a truly offline-first experience.
This isnt just about syncing or cachingits a reimagination of Canvas architecture to deliver a fast reliable and intuitive experience anytime and anywhere. Youll work closely with teams across Canva to integrate offline support into core features empowering millions of users globally.
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
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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.
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- VMware
- C/C++
- Go
- System Architecture
- gRPC
- OS Kernels
- Perl
- Distributed Systems
