Senior Frontend Engineer — Craft High-Impact UX at Scale

Canva

Sydney

Hybrid

AUD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Equity packages
Inclusive parental leave policy
Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
Flexible leave options

Job summary

Canva is seeking a frontend engineer to join the CMS/Pages Platform team in Australia. You’ll work on capabilities that support content management, localization, experimentation and UX, collaborating closely with product managers, designers and engineers to deliver robust features.

You will own tasks, contribute to architecture decisions and mentor teammates while helping Canva scale its page-building experiences across platforms.

Qualifications

  • Solid understanding of concurrency, multithreading, data structures, architecture, and design patterns.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and frameworks like React and TypeScript.
  • Enthusiasm for crafting exceptional user experiences and collaborating with designers and engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Build platforms and tooling to improve efficiency in content creation and management.
  • Design, develop and deploy software solutions in collaboration with leads, designers and PMs.
  • Communicate with Product Managers and Engineers across Canva to develop solutions; incorporate diverse perspectives.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and advocate for engineering needs to non‑technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate initiative and ownership to achieve goals and improve processes and solutions.
  • Identify opportunities for cross-team collaboration on new ideas and improvements.

Skills

CS Fundamentals
Frontend Engineering
UX & Collaboration
Collaborative Mindset
Strategic Thinking
Technical Communication
Mentorship

Tools

React
TypeScript
JavaScript
HTML
CSS

Job description

Canva is seeking a frontend engineer to join the CMS/Pages Platform team in Australia. You’ll work on capabilities that support content management, localization, experimentation and UX, collaborating closely with product managers, designers and engineers to deliver robust features.

You will own tasks, contribute to architecture decisions and mentor teammates while helping Canva scale its page-building experiences across platforms.

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