Principal Mobile Platform Architect - Cross-Platform

Auth21; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity packages

Parental leave policy

Annual wellbeing allowance

Flexible leave options

Job summary

Canva is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Mobile Platform to own cross‑platform architecture across React Native, iOS and Android. You’ll set technical direction, deliver production code, and guide senior engineers through migrating the mobile platform while scaling adoption across Canva’s product teams.

You’ll shape architecture used by hundreds of engineers and contribute to performance, reliability, and observability—helping Canva run native‑feeling experiences across devices for

Qualifications

• Experience architecting cross‑platform mobile systems at scale.
• Led migrations of mature mobile products to new architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical direction for Canva's hybrid mobile platform across RN, iOS and Android.
• Turn architecture into shipped, production‑quality code with performance and reliability foundations.
• Lead and mentor senior engineers through platform migration.

Skills

Cross‑platform arch

Lead architect

React Native

Mobile platform

Tools

React Native

Flutter

Kotlin Multiplatform

Job description

Canva is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for the Mobile Platform to own cross‑platform architecture across React Native, iOS and Android. You’ll set technical direction, deliver production code, and guide senior engineers through migrating the mobile platform while scaling adoption across Canva’s product teams.

You’ll shape architecture used by hundreds of engineers and contribute to performance, reliability, and observability—helping Canva run native‑feeling experiences across devices for