Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Enablement (Python/Golang)

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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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:

• Designing, building, and maintaining platforms that manage Canva's cloud foundations across multiple providers
• Building compliance automation that keeps the entire platform secure without creating toil for engineers
• Working with Security and compliance teams to translate compliance requirements into robust, scalable platform features
• Contributing to infrastructure-as-code using Terraform
• Participating in architecture reviews, code reviews, and hiring interviews
• Sharing on-call responsibilities and help keep our Tier 1 services healthy
• Spotting and fixing operational pain — if something is manual, fragile, or unclear, you'll help make it better

You're probably a match if:

• You have 5+ years of experience with the Python and Go programming languages
• You have a genuine curiosity — you ask why, you look beyond the ticket, and you're interested in how things fit together
• You are comfortable with ambiguity — our space evolves quickly, and you're okay not having all the answers upfront
• You think in systems — you consider scale, reliability, and security as part of how you naturally approach a problem
• You're genuinely excited about AI — not as a buzzword, but as a tool. You experiment with it, you think about how it could change the way we build and operate infrastructure, and you bring that curiosity into your work
• You have clear communication — you can explain complex technical ideas to people who aren't infrastructure engineers
• You have an interest in cloud security, compliance, and access control — you don't need to be an expert on day one, but you're keen to go deep
• You have experience building and operating cloud infrastructure — AWS is our primary platform, but we welcome people who have experience with other cloud providers too

It’s nice to have the following experience as well.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks or security policy management
• Experience working with or integrating AI tooling

About the team

We're the Cloud Enablement team inside Canva's Core Infrastructure group. Our job is to make sure every Canva engineer can get a secure, compliant cloud foundations when they need one — quickly, confidently, and without the runaround.

We build and run the platforms that underpin how Canva manages its cloud estate across cloud providers. That includes account provisioning, security policy enforcement, compliance automation, and the metadata layer that ties it all together. When we do our job well, engineers don't notice us — they just get to focus on building.

We sit right at the intersection of security, compliance, and developer experience. It's a space where the impact is real — and where getting the right abstractions built makes a meaningful difference to hundreds of engineers every day.

About the role

You'll design and build platforms that make cloud infrastructure easier to use — think account vending, compliance policy management, and the guardrails that help engineers stay on the right path without slowing them down.

You'll be working on some genuinely hard problems: how do you scale compliance across hundreds of cloud environments? How do you enable teams move fast without creating risk? How do you build systems that are simple to use but robust under the hood?

This is a role with real autonomy and real impact. You'll shape technical direction, influence how we build, and take ownership of significant parts of our platform from early on. And because we're working at the edge of what's possible in cloud security and compliance, there's genuine depth to go into — you'll keep growing here long after you've found your footing.

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.