Senior Software Engineer - Platform Workflows - Open to remote across ANZ

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work – we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

What you'd be doing in this role

As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Deeply understand the needs and workflows of platform engineers and other consumers of the infrastructure platform at Canva
• Writing tools, services, configuration and whatever else is required to ensure that platform engineers have a low-friction experience shipping new capabilities
• Consulting with internal users and other platform teams to bring clarity and alignment
• Taking on ownership of our existing configuration frameworks and other infrastructure abstraction tools that help platform engineers expose new platform capabilities to users
• Participating in planning rituals at the team and group level to ensure that the needs of platform engineers and infrastructure consumers are prioritised
• Working alongside product managers to bring a product mindset to platform engineering at Canva

You're probably a match if

• You have experience with Python and Go programming languages
• You have experience with Kubernetes, ideally including Custom Resource Definitions
• You have experience with AWS (and as a plus, GCP) cloud environments
• You have previously worked in a platform engineering capacity is desired but not required
• You have some experience with AI tooling for use with software engineering, such as Copilot or Claude Code
• You have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• You may benefit from prior experience as a consultant, business analyst, or developer advocate

About the team

This role is part of the Platform Workflows team inside the Developer Workflows subgroup. We empower platform engineers to deliver value quickly, safely, and confidently. Through developer advocacy and a product mindset, we build workflows that accelerate platform development, ensuring that the platform can rapidly evolve to meet the needs of all engineers. Like the Web and Backend teams also within the Developer Workflows subgroup, we are the “glue” between users of the platform, and lower level platform teams. We create the tools, services, and configuration necessary for the platform to meet the needs of our users, which in our case, are primarily other internal platform engineers.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard – and we do – but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:
• 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 support you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva, so even if you don't feel like your skills quite match what's listed above – we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.