Senior Software Engineer Networking

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:

• Designing building and operating a network spanning multiple infrastructure providers across the globe.
• Designing building and operating software for infrastructure automation across multiple providers.
• Being on-call for the teams products and drive operational excellence
• Working with our stakeholders across Security Product and other Platform teams to understand their needs as we forge Canvas platform products

Youre probably a match if

• You have strong software and networking engineering experience with Golang Python or Java. 
• You have a strong understanding of networking incl. routing protocols and network architecture Linux networking concepts e.g. nftables FRR and cloud networking in providers like AWS GCP or Azure.
• You have experience in deploying and operating networks with cloud or NaaS providers or; operating networks in data centre bare metal or telco environments.
• You have experience working with infrastructure platforms to create a foundation for building secure reliable and performant systems.
• You have experience with building infrastructure automation systems and control loop architectures.
• You have experience using declarative configuration to manage infrastructure.
• Experience as a software or network engineer building platform products to accelerate and empower engineers to achieve crazy big goals.

About The Team

The Networking team is responsible for workload identity application networking connectivity VPCs and internal PKI. The team is part of the Core Infrastructure Group which is made up of approximately 70 Software Engineers and their goal is to enable the safe secure and reliable operation of . Core Infrastructures mission is to reduce the complexity of using infrastructure resources so that engineers can focus on their own domains. We build products to support engineers across the company to easily provision and configure cloud resources and release run and operate workloads. And our goal is to ensure its all done in the simplest and most secure way possible.

About the Role

The Networking team is tasked with building Canvas core network to provide connectivity between services spanning infrastructure providers around the globe. Our network enables engineers to build truly global services and connects them to the compute needed to build powerful AI products in a competitive market.

We aim to hide the complexity of providing connectivity between infrastructure providers and regions providing a simple ubiquitous network.

Were looking for someone who has had experience with building and operating networks with cloud services providers neoclouds and NaaS providers.

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 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 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