Canva

Staff Frontend Engineer

Canva

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Australia

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

JavaScriptMobXReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Design, develop and deploy solutions and hands-on software development – working closely with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features and experiments to our customers worldwide
  • Primarily working on web frontend with Typescript, but may need to work with other languages and environments
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and optimally advocate for engineering needs to non-technical team members within the group
  • Models initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutions
  • Finds opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new insights and improvements that help achieve our goals

Requirements

  • Experience in a software development environment, ideally with experience in building internal/external SDKs or APIs.
  • Our frontend stack consists of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript, MobX.
  • Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including asynchronous programming, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.
  • Understanding of browser rendering pipeline, event handling, WebWorkers, WebGL/WebGPU would be a bonus, but not required.
  • Previous experience in working collaboratively with team members and communicating effectively.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them through others.
  • Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
TypescriptJavaScriptHTMLCSSReactMobXasynchronous programmingdata structuressolution designdesign patterns
Soft Skills
initiativeownershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving