Senior Frontend Engineer Product Platform (Remote across ANZ)
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28 days ago
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Job Summary
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey gday mabuhay kia ora你好 hallo vítejte!
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:
- Develop shared frontend frameworks and component libraries used by all product teams.
- Build tools and infrastructure that streamline development workflows and improve code quality.
- Identify and address frontend performance and scalability challenges.
- Collaborate with design system and product teams to ensure accessibility consistency and reliability.
- Lead technical design discussions and advocate for frontend best practices.
- Mentor engineers and help grow Canvas frontend community of practice.
Youre probably a match if
- 5 years of experience developing large-scale frontend applications.
- Expertise in Javascript React TypeScript and modern build tools (Webpack Vite etc.).
- Strong understanding of frontend architecture performance optimisation and accessibility.
- Experience building shared frameworks design systems or developer tooling.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills you enjoy partnering across disciplines.
- Solid understanding of data structures algorithms and performance trade-offs in browser environments.
- Bonus: Interest or experience in integrating AI capabilities into user experiences (e.g. generative design features intelligent UI assistance or adaptive UX systems).
About The Supergroup
The Product Platform Supergroup (SG) builds Canvas shared product foundations across the Client Platform Application Platform and Product Insights Enablement (PIE) enabling teams to ship consistent fast and reliable experiences at global scale.
The Product Platform SG focuses on empowering engineers by creating shared backend and frontend frameworks APIs and developer tools that simplify product delivery and improve consistency across the Canva ecosystem.
About the Role
As a Senior Frontend Engineer in the Product Platform SG youll design and develop the shared libraries frameworks and tooling that support all Canva product surfaces. Youll work on improving developer experience performance and architecture across our frontend ecosystem. This is a high-leverage role that impacts hundreds of engineers and billions of user interactions.
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
Key Skills
- APQP
- Six Sigma
- GD&T
- Root cause Analysis
- CAD
- Project Leadership
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Quality Management
- Product Development
- Catia
- Manufacturing
About Company
We're a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a hu ... View more
