Senior Engineering Manager – User Platform

November 24

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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

• Leading and growing the User Platform group – 4 teams and ~40 engineers – as a senior leader in the Product Platform supergroup • Setting the strategic direction for backend identity systems, including authentication, user access, and account services • Driving technical strategy and architecture across distributed systems and APIs • Championing security, scalability, and performance across user platform services • Supporting your teams with coaching, mentorship, and inclusive leadership practices • Building cross-functional relationships to align engineering direction with Canva’s product and platform goals • Hiring and scaling teams in line with our company’s growth and mission

🎯 Requirements

• You have a strong technical background in distributed backend systems, ideally within authentication or platform infrastructure • You’ve led high-performing engineering teams at scale, influencing outcomes across multiple squads • You’re experienced in large-scale relational databases and API design • You balance technical quality, delivery focus, and team wellbeing with ease • You bring a coaching mindset, and thrive on growing others through feedback and support • You know how to influence technical direction across boundaries and partner with cross-functional stakeholders • You’re passionate about creating safe, inclusive environments where everyone can do their best work

🏖️ 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