Engineering Manager (FE) - Web Workflows

Company Description

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, Adelaide and Auckland. But you have choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home or a bit of both, it's up to you.

Job Description

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. We are seeking an experienced and passionate Engineering Manager to lead our Web Workflows team. This role requires a blend of strong technical understanding of frontend and web infrastructure, excellent people management skills, and a deep empathy for developer pain points. You'll be working alongside other Engineering Managers who lead Platform Workflows and Backend Workflows, jointly aligning on strategy, resourcing, and roadmap cohesion across the infra stack.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Leading a team of 7 engineers to improve web developer workflows, tools, and infrastructure at scale

• Driving strategy and execution to reduce friction for frontend developers across Canva

• Collaborating with Platform and Backend Workflow teams to ensure a cohesive DevEx journey

• Mentoring engineers, managing team rituals, and supporting individual growth and performance

• Overseeing high-impact projects like improving TypeScript IDE performance, server rebuilds, and dev environment stability

• Partnering cross-functionally to elevate developer experience from idea to production

You're probably a match if

• You’ve led high-performing engineering teams and love coaching and scaling others

• You bring hands-on expertise with frontend dev tooling—TypeScript, Webpack, IDEs, Bazel

• You’ve worked in large-scale monorepos and thrive on improving developer experience

• You have a strategic mind, strong technical judgment, and a collaborative leadership style

• You’re energised by solving pain points that improve engineering velocity and satisfaction

• You champion performance, reliability, and simplicity in everything you ship

About the team

Web Workflows sits within Canva’s Developer Experience group. Our mission is to enable frontend developers to build and ship with speed, stability, and joy. We own the tools, infrastructure, and environments that support hundreds of product engineers—making their work faster, easier, and more impactful. If you love platform thinking and solving problems that ripple across the company, this is the team for you.

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 stack 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 supports 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.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.