Staff Software Engineer - Infra - Quality Platform - (Java/ Golang)

Job 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 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.

• You’ll design, build, and evolve core components of our Quality Platform, crafting the cutting-edge frameworks and tools that directly enable thousands of Canva engineers to test their features effectively and confidently.

• Deliver on complex, high-stakes technical problems that span multiple systems and teams - navigating ambiguity, making sound architectural trade-offs, and shipping solutions that work reliably at massive scale.

• You’ll champion a seamless testing experience, innovating on our frameworks and tooling to tackle flakiness, improve developer ergonomics, and ensure engineers can easily write fast, reliable tests for Canva's UI.

• You’ll become a key partner for engineers across Canva, actively listening to their challenges, gathering feedback, and co-designing platform solutions that truly enhance their testing effectiveness and overall developer velocity.

• You’ll own the operational health and scalability of critical testing infrastructure, proactively monitoring, debugging, and improving systems to ensure they remain reliable and performant as Canva grows.

• You’ll streamline and accelerate the testing feedback loop by enhancing our CI/CD integrations, ensuring engineers get fast, reliable, and actionable results from their automated tests.

• You’ll continuously seek out opportunities for innovation, experimenting with new technologies and approaches to push the boundaries of our Quality Platform and amplify its impact on engineering productivity and product quality.

You're probably a match if

We're looking for an engineer who is genuinely passionate about empowering fellow developers and gets truly excited by the challenge of building elegant, scalable platform solutions. You thrive on digging into complex technical problems, but you're ultimately driven by deep empathy for the end-user experience – in this case, making the lives of other Canva engineers significantly easier and more productive.

Here’s what we value in this role:

• Strong Software Engineering Craft: You have demonstrated experience building and maintaining robust software systems, applying strong knowledge of system design, data structures, and operational best practices.

• Passion for Developer Empowerment: You have a genuine interest in, or experience with, building developer tools, testing infrastructure, CI/CD systems, or other platform-level solutions that improve the lives of engineers.

• Understanding of Quality & Testing: You possess a solid grasp of test automation principles across different levels (unit, integration, E2E) and understand the challenges involved in building reliable, maintainable test suites and frameworks.

• Developer-Centric Mindset: You naturally put yourself in the shoes of your users (other engineers), demonstrating empathy and a drive to create intuitive and frictionless developer experiences

• Pragmatic Problem-Solving: You excel at breaking down complex technical challenges, identifying root causes, and delivering practical, effective solutions that provide real value

• Collaborative Communicator: You can articulate technical concepts clearly and work effectively within a team environment, readily sharing knowledge and engaging with stakeholders across the engineering organization.

• Drive and Adaptability: You are proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity, thriving in a fast-paced environment where you can take initiative and drive outcomes

About the team

We are the central pillar for quality engineering at Canva, owning the entire automated testing ecosystem and defining the overarching Canva Testing Strategy that guides every engineer. Our core mission is to empower all engineers to confidently ship high-quality features with exceptional speed, using cutting-edge signals, tests, and tools we provide and champion.

By building a world-class automated testing platform and embedding a developer-centric approach to quality, we directly accelerate Canva's innovation across the entirety of product engineering, ensuring millions of users worldwide have a reliable and delightful experience. Our work is fundamental to Canva's success, underpinning the company's ability to scale rapidly and achieve its ambitious vision.

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 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.

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.