Sydney, Australia Remote (Country) Employment

Canva is hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer - Product/Features (Remote across ANZ)

About the Role

You will lead frontend development for key product features, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, accessible, and performant user experiences. The role emphasizes technical leadership, modern web practices, and innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement user-facing features using modern JavaScript and React
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers to define feature requirements
  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices
  • Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and accessibility
  • Lead code reviews and contribute to frontend architecture decisions
  • Troubleshoot and resolve frontend issues across multiple platforms
  • Mentor junior engineers and support team growth
  • Stay current with evolving web technologies and industry trends
  • Ensure consistent UI behavior across browsers and devices
  • Integrate with backend services and APIs efficiently
  • Participate in agile development cycles and sprint planning
  • Contribute to design system components and reusable libraries
  • Advocate for user experience improvements based on data and feedback
  • Work with analytics tools to measure feature effectiveness
  • Support deployment processes and frontend infrastructure
  • Drive improvements in frontend testing and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate on internationalization and localization efforts
  • Promote accessibility standards across product interfaces
  • Evaluate third-party tools and libraries for frontend integration
  • Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

Nice to Have

  • Experience with large-scale production applications
  • Background in design tooling or visual editing platforms
  • Contributions to open-source frontend projects
  • Familiarity with WebGL or canvas-based rendering
  • Experience with international teams or remote work
  • Knowledge of A/B testing and data-driven development
  • Exposure to micro-frontend architectures
  • Understanding of server-side rendering techniques
  • Experience with performance monitoring tools
  • Involvement in developer advocacy or public speaking

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity and performance bonuses

Work Arrangement

Remote across Australia and New Zealand

Team

Part of a global product engineering team focused on user-facing features

Why You'll Love Working Here

  • Opportunity to work on a globally used product with millions of users
  • Supportive culture that values learning, experimentation, and inclusion

Our Engineering Culture

  • We emphasize autonomy, ownership, and continuous improvement
  • Engineers are encouraged to lead initiatives and drive change

Not applicable for this role as it is limited to ANZ residents

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Category frontend
Posted 3 months ago