Engineering Manager (BE) - Content Growth

Canva; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Packages

Inclusive Parental Leave

Annual Wellbeing Allowance

Flexible Leave Options

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team focused on content growth. In this pivotal role, you will empower engineers to develop high-quality frontend experiences and scalable backend solutions that enhance the journey of content creators. Join a vibrant team in a fast-paced environment where your leadership will drive innovation and impact. This opportunity allows you to shape the future of content creation while enjoying a flexible work environment and a range of benefits that prioritize your well-being and success. If you are passionate about leading teams and making a difference, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and coaching skills with a focus on team motivation.
• Experience in building scalable web applications using React and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
• Design scalable backend solutions and enhance frontend experiences for content producers.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Coaching Skills

React

TypeScript

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Tools

AWS

GCP

A/B Testing Tools

Job description

Engineering Manager (BE) - Content Growth

• Full-time
• Recruitment type: Permanent

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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. 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. This will give you a flavour of the type of things you'll be working on, but this will likely evolve.

About the Team
The Content Growth team is on a mission to build a rewarding experience for content producers, enabling them to bring the best content that inspires the world to design. Our vision is to create the most effective content creation ecosystem, building the world’s most valuable, comprehensive, and truly local content library.

As part of this team, you will lead engineers working across backend services and frontend pages to develop scalable and engaging experiences for content creators, helping them discover, contribute, and manage content seamlessly.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and support a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Drive the development of intuitive, high-quality frontend experiences that enhance the content producer journey, ensuring accessibility, usability, and engagement.
• Design and oversee scalable backend solutions that track content usage effectively and power incentive systems aligned with the broader content strategy.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and data teams to define and deliver impactful features that align with business and user needs.
• Set clear technical direction and goals, balancing short-term product needs with long-term platform health and scalability.
• Mentor and coach engineers, providing regular feedback, supporting career growth, and enabling high performance.
• Ensure best practices in engineering, including code quality, testing, performance optimization, security, and operational excellence—focusing on reliability, monitoring, and conducting regular operational reviews.

Must-Have:

• Strong leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to engage and motivate a diverse team of engineers.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams, fostering collaboration, and driving high performance.
• Experience in building scalable, high-performance web applications, using React, TypeScript, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of modern frontend frameworks, UI/UX principles, and accessibility best practices.
• Experience in backend development using cloud services (AWS, GCP, or equivalent) to support frontend experiences.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with a solid understanding of software design patterns, architecture, and best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to navigate trade-offs and influence stakeholders across different disciplines.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with content management systems, creator platforms, or marketplace ecosystems.
• Background in growth engineering, experimentation, or user engagement strategies.
• Familiarity with data-driven decision-making, A/B testing, and analytics tools.
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Why Join Canva?

As a Team Engineering Lead at Canva, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of content creation by empowering creators worldwide. You’ll be part of a dynamic, fast-growing environment where innovation, collaboration, and impact drive everything we do.

If you're passionate about leading teams, building world-class frontend experiences, and making a meaningful impact on millions of content creators, we’d love to hear from you!

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.