Canva
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 2013
☁️ SaaS
📱 Media
📚 Education
💰 $200M Venture Round on 2021-09
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.
Staff Front-End Engineer – Design Systems
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Canva
1001 - 5000 employees
Founded 2013
☁️ SaaS
📱 Media
📚 Education
💰 $200M Venture Round on 2021-09
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.
📋 Description
• Join the team redefining how the world experiences design • Drive the evolution of Canva's frontend stack and tackle unique technical challenges in the design system domain • Own the Portable UI Platform and ship shared React components across web and React Native before end of 2026 • Abstract cross-platform complexity in the design system layer • Set the standards for how portable components are built, distributed, and consumed • Mentor engineers through a steep learning curve during the shift from web-first to cross-platform • Influence across boundaries by working with product teams to understand their needs and sequence the work • Lead strategic technical direction for the Design System Evolution team • Evolve the design system for an AI-native world by identifying necessary changes and investments • Shape frontend engineering at Canva by codifying best practices and methodologies
🎯 Requirements
• Design System Leadership: Experience developing or leading a design system, with a passion for platform stewardship and enablement • Web Technology Foundations: A deep understanding of the inner workings of fundamental web technologies (HTML, CSS, Web APIs, JS/TS, React) • Cross-Platform Development: Hands-on experience with cross-platform and cross-device UI/UX development using React Native • Delivery at Scale: Proven track record of shipping large, cross-functional projects across multiple teams with highly reliable, scalable technical solutions • Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communicator and collaborator, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams • Technical Breadth & Depth: A strong balance between big-picture thinking and meticulous attention to detail • Structured Problem Solving: Skilled at breaking down large, ambiguous problems into smaller decisions with clearly identified tradeoffs • Culture of Excellence: Passionate about fostering technical excellence, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within the team and across the specialty • AI Curiosity: Open to exploring how AI can improve developer and design workflows • Accessibility Awareness: Familiar with accessibility principles, with a genuine commitment to continued learning
🏖️ 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
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