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Canva

Staff Software Engineer – API Platform

Canva

Staff Software Engineer responsible for building core infrastructure connecting services at Canva. Leading backend migration and ensuring system reliability with mentor oversight.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable backend infrastructure, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and correctness. Proven ability to lead cross-team technical direction and mentor engineers to elevate team capabilities.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Infrastructure DesignAPI Gateway ManagementService Mesh ImplementationCross-Team CommunicationTechnical Mentorship

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Hard Skills
Backend Infrastructure DevelopmentHigh Traffic Systems ManagementLarge-Scale System OperationsReliability EngineeringPerformance Optimization
Soft Skills
OwnershipClear CommunicationTrade-Off Analysis
Industry Keywords
Backend EngineeringService CommunicationMigration LeadershipPlatform Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Designing and building the core infrastructure that connects services across Canva's backend engineering org
  • Leading a major migration of how our backend services communicate, working closely with partner engineering teams & leaders
  • Driving support for more languages and frameworks so more teams can build natively on our platform
  • Owning the reliability, performance and correctness of systems that sit in the critical path for the whole engineering org
  • Mentoring engineers and helping raise the technical bar across the team

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • You've built and operated infrastructure that other engineering teams depend on, ideally something in the API gateway, RPC, or service mesh space (high traffic & large-scale).
  • You're comfortable owning systems where reliability and correctness really matter, and you think in trade-offs rather than quick fixes
  • You can drive a technical direction across teams that don't report to you, and communicate it clearly to both engineers and the teams who consume what you build
  • You take genuine ownership of outcomes, and you're motivated by platform work that quietly makes everyone else's job easier

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