Canva

Engineering Manager – Revenue Platform

Canva

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Belgium

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Tech Stack

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaMicroservices

About the role

  • Leading one of Canva’s core revenue infrastructure teams as part of our broader monetisation platform
  • Guiding your team through complex technical challenges, including scalable backend architecture, billing systems, and platform service decomposition
  • Owning the team’s technical roadmap, project delivery, and development practices
  • Coaching and growing backend engineers while fostering a culture of pragmatic technical excellence
  • Partnering cross-functionally with Product, Finance, and other specialties to deliver high-impact monetisation initiatives
  • Contributing to the codebase and architectural decision-making while scaling your leadership

Requirements

  • You bring backend expertise at the intersection of product, growth, and platform — ideally with experience in financial systems
  • You’ve led backend engineering teams, balancing people leadership with technical delivery
  • You have experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (especially AWS)
  • You’re comfortable with object-oriented programming languages like Java
  • You thrive in ambiguity and know how to turn complex problems into scalable systems
  • You’re passionate about inclusive team culture and enabling cross-functional success
  • You can explain technical concepts clearly across diverse stakeholder groups
Benefits
  • Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options to recharge, support others, or make a positive impact
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend expertisescalable backend architecturebilling systemsplatform service decompositiondistributed systemsmicroservicescloud infrastructureAWSobject-oriented programmingJava
Soft Skills
people leadershipcoachingfostering team culturecross-functional collaborationclear communicationproblem-solvingnavigating ambiguitytechnical excellenceproject deliverygrowth mindset