Backend Software Engineer – Product & Features, Java

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Canva

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SaaS • Media • Education

Canva is a versatile online design platform that empowers users to create a wide range of professional designs with ease. From social media posts and presentations to business cards and posters, Canva provides thousands of templates and design tools to help users bring their creative ideas to life. The platform also offers a suite of AI-powered features to enhance creativity and productivity, including tools like Magic Write for copy generation and Magic Edit for photo transformations. Canva caters to individuals, teams, and enterprises, making it an ideal solution for collaborative design and workflow management. It is also committed to sustainability and social impact, offering free educational and nonprofit access to its premium features.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2013

☁️ SaaS

📱 Media

📚 Education

💰 $200M Venture Round on 2021-09

📋 Description

• Backend roles at Canva can vary significantly depending on the team—each focused on solving meaningful problems at scale. • You might help build scalable APIs powering millions of user interactions, improve system performance and reliability at scale, or contribute to shared services and internal tools. • You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end experiences that have real user impact. • Whether you're designing new systems or maintaining critical infrastructure, your work will play a key role in Canva’s mission to empower the world to design. • As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. • Designing and implementing backend features within an existing service architecture • Building and maintaining services that power user experiences and internal systems at scale • Writing clean, well-tested, and maintainable code with guidance from more experienced engineers • Collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers to understand problems and ship high-quality solutions • Participating in code reviews, pair programming, and technical discussions as part of a supportive team • Contributing to system health by writing tests, improving observability, and fixing bugs or performance issues • Continuously learning through mentorship, feedback, and exposure to different parts of Canva’s engineering stack

🎯 Requirements

• You are experienced in building backend systems using Java in a production environment • You have strong Java fundamentals and can confidently write production-grade code, applying backend concepts like multithreading, service design, and performance optimisation in real-world systems. • You understand the basics of distributed systems and are comfortable developing and consuming RESTful APIs • You can work through problems from design to deployment with support from your team • You apply sound engineering practices—such as testing, monitoring, and documentation—and write clean, maintainable code • You enjoy collaborating with engineers, designers, and product managers to build end-to-end solutions • You take initiative, seek feedback, and are always looking to improve your craft and contribute to your team’s success • You have hands-on experience using AI in coding/programming to drive greater impact

🏖️ Benefits

• 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