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Canva

Staff Front End Engineer – Portable Platform

Canva

Staff Front End Engineer designing Canva’s Portable Platform for shared React and React Native development. Building cross-platform architecture used by hundreds of frontend engineers.

Posted 8/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇦🇺 AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing frontend architecture using React and React Native, with a focus on performance optimization and cross-platform codebases. Proven ability to lead teams, influence through documentation, and support the development of shared design systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords
React ExpertiseReact Native ExperienceFrontend Architecture DesignCross-Platform Codebase DevelopmentPerformance Optimization

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Hard Skills
ReactReact NativeServer-Side RenderingReact Server ComponentsFrontend Performance GainsComponent LibrariesDesign SystemsCode StandardsDocumentationAI Tooling
Soft Skills
CollaborationInfluencing TeamsMentoringCommunication
Industry Keywords
Frontend EngineeringPortable PlatformCross-Runtime EngineeringOpen-Source Contributions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
ReactReact Native

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and ship the frontend architecture for React to run across web and React Native
  • Lead the transition from a pure React Web codebase to React Web plus React Native
  • Build web implementations of shared Portable Platform components
  • Support the upskilling of 600+ frontend engineers through code standards, documentation, design reviews, and direct collaboration
  • Integrate server-side rendering and React Server Components considerations into the portable frontend layer
  • Write design documents, commit production code, and remain hands-on in the codebase
  • Establish frontend architecture, patterns, and defaults for Canva’s Portable Platform
  • Collaborate with the Principal Engineer and mobile-focused engineers on platform architecture

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Deep experience with React, including reconciliation, rendering, and the server component model
  • Experience making decisions below the framework surface
  • Proven ability to drive measurable performance gains on complex frontend products
  • Experience with portable or cross-platform codebases spanning multiple runtimes
  • Understanding of React Native differences from React Web and cross-runtime engineering trade-offs
  • Experience influencing multiple teams through documentation, prototypes, and direct collaboration
  • Hands-on day-to-day coding experience, with recent commits, design documents, and reviews
  • Experience using AI tooling in real engineering work
  • Familiarity with server-side rendering and React Server Components is nice to have
  • Hands-on React Native experience is a plus
  • Open-source contributions to React, React Native, or the frontend ecosystem are a plus
  • Experience building shared design systems or component libraries across rendering environments is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options
  • Virtual interviews