Principal Solution Engineer, Ecosystem

Canva

. Work on Canva's Ecosystem platform to connect AI systems to visual design .

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on Canva's Ecosystem platform to connect AI systems to visual design
Drive decisions and alignment across Partners and Canva engineering
Set technical direction for Canva's external platform surface
Ground partner conversations in working code
Drive product-line engineering across external platform surfaces
Shape strategic partner and customer engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience
Several years in roles operating at the seam between partner engineering, platform engineering, and product
Experience building developer platforms
Experience shipping code in production on platforms used by external developers
Technical depth on modern AI platform stack
Real opinions on MCP, tool-use, agentic API design, and tradeoffs
Ability to communicate directly and resolve misalignments by writing clearly
Experience working inside heterogeneous product stacks that move fast
Quick orientation in an unfamiliar codebase
Experience sharing knowledge and feedback

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

software engineeringdeveloper platformsAI platform stackMCPAPI designproduction code shippingheterogeneous product stackscodebase orientationknowledge sharingfeedback

Soft Skills

communicationalignment resolutionstrategic engagementpartner conversationsdecision drivingtechnical direction settingproduct-line engineeringcustomer engagementcollaborationproblem-solving