Senior Backend Software Engineer - Edge

June 30

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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

• Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. • 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, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. • What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. • At the moment, this role is focused on: Design and implement core components of the edge platform, including worker frameworks, infrastructure automation, and observability tooling. • Lead initiatives to improve the system’s reliability, performance, and security, with significant ownership of services or components. • Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to define high-impact solutions, balancing thoroughness and timely delivery. • Write technical proposals and documentation, and present solutions clearly to the engineering community. • Investigate and resolve complex operational incidents, and contribute to post-incident learning and prevention. • Drive improvements to engineering processes and platform health metrics. • Contribute to the team’s technical strategy and roadmap in alignment with long-term goals. • Mentor other engineers, provide actionable feedback, and help build a learning-focused culture.

🎯 Requirements

• Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and security. • Strong understanding of DNS, Firewall, Security, Load Balancing, CDN, and Edge Computing. • Hands-on experience with at least one major edge provider such as Cloudflare, Fastly, or Akamai is essential. • Experience building and managing Cloudflare Workers or similar edge runtime environments. • Experience improving operational health, reducing tech debt, and advocating for engineering needs with non-technical stakeholders. • Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering impactful projects independently or across teams. • Effective communicator who can adjust for various audiences, collaborate across disciplines, and rally others in times of ambiguity. • Strong architectural thinking and ability to evaluate trade-offs in technical decisions.

🏖️ 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