Engineering Manager (infra) Observability (ANZ Remote)
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What youd be doing in this role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA and we like to think thats part of the fun. This role sits within Infrastructure Observability where we build the platforms that give engineers deep reliable insight into how Canva behaves in production.
At the moment this role is focused on:
Owning and leading a high-performing engineering team with a strong focus on career development wellbeing and impact
Partnering with Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers to define and execute Canvas longer-term observability strategy
Translating high-level goals into clear roadmaps priorities and delivery plans
Owning the reliability availability and performance of Canvas critical observability platforms including tracing and exception systems
Driving modernisation of the observability stack including deeper OpenTelemetry adoption and platform improvements
Ensuring observability capabilities translate into intuitive effective developer experiences across workflows visualisations and tooling
Youre probably a match if
Youve held a technical leadership role including people leadership or team management experience
Youve built operated or supported large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS ideally)
You have strong foundations in computer engineering and systems thinking
You care deeply about reliability scalability and developer experience
You communicate clearly and can align teams through thoughtful documentation and discussion
Nice to have (but not essential):
Experience with OpenTelemetry
Experience working with observability tooling such as Grafana Mimir ClickHouse or similar
Experience coding in Go
About the team
The Observability Group enables Canvas engineers to move fast without compromising reliability. We work across the full observability stack from telemetry libraries and ingestion pipelines to storage platforms and developer-facing tools combining best-in-class third-party solutions with in-house platforms built at Canva scale.
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and youll find plenty of moments of magic connection and fun along the way. We also offer a range of benefits to support you inside and outside of work including:
Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave for all parents and carers
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing connection and workspace needs
Flexible leave options to recharge give back or focus on what matters most
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Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on experience skills and passion and how youll help Canva and our culture thrive. We celebrate all kinds of backgrounds so even if you dont tick every box wed still love to hear from you. Interviews are conducted virtually.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Hospitality Experience
- Go
- Management Experience
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Mechanical Engineering
- Team Management
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Distributed Systems
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