Staff Frontend Engineer - Frontend Core Libraries

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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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.

• Build efficient, reusable frontend abstractions and systems that help platformise Canva’s product experience
• Define and drive the team’s technical roadmap in partnership with the subgroup lead and product engineering stakeholders.
• Identify and champion improvements to frontend engineering practices, patterns and methodologies
• Mentor and guide engineers in the tema, fostering strong technical craft and pragmatic decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and ensure seamless integration of frontend libraries across the product

Team Overview

The Frontend Core Libraries team is dedicated to empowering Canva's frontend developers by maintaining and enhancing our essential libraries like React and MobX. Our mission is to ensure that these powerful tools are utilised to their fullest potential, which sometimes involves delving deep into their internal source code to optimise performance and integrate new features seamlessly. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of frontend development, providing robust and efficient solutions that enhance user experience across the board.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to blaze a path forward for projects like

• implementing and delivering JavaScript based RPC clients for our web pages
• paving the path for a robus data layer at Canva
• pushing forward experimenting with React Server Components and driving it’s adoption across Canva’s web stack

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. 

We'd love to hear from you if you fit one or more of these:

• You're at home working in our core web technology environment - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, MobX (or other state management libraries)
• Strong understanding of first party and third party libraries in a large scale organisation with numerous consumers and how usage contribute towards the health, maintenance and performance of a product
• You’re equipped to tackle both frontend and backend architecture, allowing you to drive full-stack improvements
• You do not shy away from driving a knarly undefined problem with high technical complexity towards clarity
• Experience collaborating with other engineering teams to build great solutions that suit everyone’s needs within a platform team
• You are proactive in initiating conversations with teams (both product and platform natured) to gain context, drive your initiatives and course correct cross team projects.
• You’ve perfected the balance between big-picture technical thinking and nailing the details