Job description
Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey, g’day, mabuhay, kia ora,你好, hallo, vítejte!
Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer, so we’ll 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 you’re near one), at home or a bit of both, it’s up to you.
What you’d be doing in this role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
- Building robust, performant, and scalable frontend systems that allow people to use Canva offline
- Defining, designing, and developing a platform that empowers other teams to create high-quality products for users with limited network access
- Finding core user pain points and identifying practical solutions to address them
- Bridging the gap between “online” and “offline” by enabling a seamless multi-tiered network experience
You’ll probably be a match if:
- You are passionate about performance and know how to focus on what matters to the user
- You’re experienced with building scalable frontend solutions that serve a wide range of users
- You thrive on taking vague problems, identifying the most important ones, and delivering practical solutions
- You have a good understanding of the entire stack, with a focus on frontend and browsers
- (Bonus) You understand how to leverage browser Cache APIs and/or Service Workers to build progressive web apps (PWAs)
About the Team
Offline Platform is part of 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.
From that lense, we are aiming to enable people across the world to use Canva in various network conditions.
Our team focuses on one of the more challenging ones - being completely Offline.
An offline product for Canva will support our users in creating, editing, viewing and downloading their designs anywhere, anytime, with or without a reliable internet connection.
The Offline team is responsible for building the tooling and architecture necessary to empower the entire product to work Offline.
About the Role
We are looking for engineers with an interest in building an alternative experience to the product we have by pushing for two work streams: building and improving core Offline user experiences, and designing & developing the infrastructure necessary to empower other product teams to build offline features easily.
The Offline team is a product team with a platform mindset, so your role is to balance building the Offline platform, with dogfooding our tooling and platform work by building offline features for the core Canva user experience, such as viewing and creating designs.
As a senior software engineer in the Offline team you will be collaborating with engineers from many different parts of the company to build the whole offline experience in stages, implementing and improving user flows one-by-one, from an MVP to a fully fledged experience for the millions of Canva users in the world.
What’s in it for you?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you’ll 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.
Here’s a taste of what’s 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
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
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.
