Senior Frontend Engineer — Craft High-Impact UX at Scale

Canva; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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.