Senior Python Software Engineer – Backend Workflows

Canva

. Shaping the Python language ecosystem with a strong product and platform mindset, defining clear development patterns and documentation in partnership with Infra and Product teams to support Canva’s broader AI strategy.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shaping the Python language ecosystem with a strong product and platform mindset, defining clear development patterns and documentation in partnership with Infra and Product teams to support Canva’s broader AI strategy.
Architecting, building and delivering high-impact solutions that uplift the Python developer experience at Canva, ensuring high standards of engineering excellence.
Advocating for Python engineering best practices across the organization, influencing teams and aligning development patterns to Canva’s long-term strategy.
Developing internal observability tooling and metrics that give the team actionable insights, enabling informed, targeted decisions on where to invest in the Python ecosystem.
Driving org-wide ecosystem migrations and tooling transformations, owning design, rollout, telemetry, communication, and long-term maintenance strategies.
Shaping and executing the long-term vision for IDE developer tooling, ensuring our tools evolve to meet the needs of Python engineers and industry trends.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have expert-level Python experience, with familiarity in modern development ecosystems and tools such as Bazel being a plus.
You have demonstrated leadership and ownership of complex, high-impact engineering initiatives, with a strong sense of accountability for outcomes.
You have a deep commitment to engineering excellence and systems architecture, with the ability to design for scale, reliability, and strong non-functional foundations.
You have extensive experience with containerization, Terraform, and GitOps, and a solid understanding of how to build and operate production-grade infrastructure.
You have a background in integrating ML applications into platform or backend systems, with an understanding of AI/ML toolchains and their operational requirements.
You can translate customer and developer needs into impactful technical solutions, applying a product mindset to improve developer experience at scale.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

PythoncontainerizationTerraformGitOpssystems architectureengineering excellenceML applications integrationobservability toolingdevelopment patternstelemetry

Soft Skills

leadershipaccountabilityproduct mindsetinfluencingcommunicationownershipcollaborationdecision-makingstrategic thinkingadaptability