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—we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
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:
- Maturing Canva’s self-service data infrastructure so that domain teams can deliver high-impact outcomes.
- Building orchestration tooling with smart dependency logic and self-healing capabilities.
- Implementing observability practices and monitoring systems for proactive detection and resolution.
- Enhancing CI/CD pipelines and aligning them with Canva’s broader tooling ecosystem.
- Shaping the roadmap for data platform services and advocating for AI integration.
- Leading high-impact data platform initiatives from concept through to execution, with clear, strategic direction.
- Collaborating across teams to uplift engineering, hiring, and mentoring practices.
You’re probably a match if:
- You are a software engineer proficient in Python coding.
- You have hands-on experience using AI in coding to drive greater impact.
- You have experience with AWS: You have strong knowledge of AWS services such as EKS, EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, or equivalent Cloud provider experience.
- You have deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure (especially AWS & Kubernetes), modern orchestration frameworks, and data technologies like Snowflake.
- You have Computer Engineering Fundamentals: You have deep knowledge and understanding of Computer Engineering fundamentals and first principles.
- You build automated systems that manage complex data workflows, including self-healing processes and intelligent rebuilds.
- You thrive at the intersection of data infrastructure and engineering excellence, always seeking innovative ways to empower teams through scalable solutions
- You get excited about building resilient systems that make working with data faster, easier, and more reliable for everyone at Canva.
- You bring a strong track record of designing and implementing data platforms at scale, consistently improving performance and reliability.
- You are passionate about observability and have implemented comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and cost optimisation strategies.
- You collaborate effectively across teams and bring a clear understanding of business context to your technical decisions.
- You enjoy mentoring others and are driven to contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through guidance, support, and leading by example.
- You’re passionate about AI and excited to advocate for its integration into data tooling and processes to drive greater efficiency.
About the team
You’ll join the Warehouse Platform Team within the Data Platform Group in Canva’s Infra Supergroup. This team builds infrastructure and tools that simplify complex data workflows, empowering Canvanauts to work efficiently and at scale. We’re all about making data infrastructure accessible, reliable, and innovative—enabling insights and decisions that move Canva forward.
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 range 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 support 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.
We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above—we still want to hear from you!
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva.We’re evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - you’ll tackle interactive, real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In 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 don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!
