Responsibilities
- Deeply understand the needs and workflows of platform engineers and other consumers of the infrastructure platform at Canva
- Write tools, services, configuration and whatever else is required to ensure that platform engineers have a low friction experience shipping new services and capabilities
- Consult with internal users and other platform teams to bring clarity and alignment
- Take on ownership of our existing configuration frameworks and other infrastructure abstraction tools that help platform engineers expose new platform capabilities to users
- Participate in planning rituals at the team and group level to ensure that the needs of platform engineers and infrastructure consumers are prioritised
- Work alongside product managers to bring a product mindset to platform engineering at Canva
Requirements
- Strong Computer Engineering / Science knowledge around fundamentals and first principles relating to concurrency, multithreading, data structures, architecture, and various design patterns
- Strong experience with the Python and Go programming languages
- Experience with Kubernetes, ideally including Custom Resource Definitions
- Experience with AWS (and as a plus, GCP) cloud environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
Nice to Have
- Prior work in a platform engineering capacity is desired but not required
- Experience with AI tooling for use with software engineering, such as Copilot or Claude Code
- May benefit from prior experience as a consultant, business analyst, or developer advocate
Benefits
- 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
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 supports you personally
- Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other stuff to know
- 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!
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Additional Information
- Interviews are conducted virtually
- Candidates are encouraged to state their pronouns during application
- Reasonable adjustments available during interview process
- AI tool usage may be part of interview process
