Engineering Manager (Frontend) - Video Editor

1 Day ago • All levels • Frontend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead and coach a team of 5-6 frontend engineers focused on developing and enhancing video editing and playback features within Canva's visual suite. You'll work closely with stakeholders to shape the product roadmap, plan sprints, and deliver large-scale projects. Responsibilities include fostering collaboration, advocating for engineering needs, and ensuring scalable, robust features for global users. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical leadership skills, proven frontend development experience (JavaScript, React, TypeScript, WebGL, WebGPU), and a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals. Experience with video editing technologies is a significant advantage. You'll be driving the delivery of complex projects from inception to completion and mentoring team members.
Must have:
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Frontend development expertise (React, TypeScript)
  • Computer science fundamentals
  • Collaboration and communication skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Experience with WebGL and WebGPU
Perks:
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
  • Flexible leave options

Job Details

Company Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!

Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

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:

  • You will lead and coach a team of 5 to 6 engineers focused on playback and video editing features
  • As an experienced engineer, you will help the team deliver scalable and robust product features for Canva users around the world.
  • You will work closely with the stakeholders to understand and contribute to the product roadmap.
  • You will drive the planning and refinement of cycle goals, ensuring there is alignment between the company, group, and teams.
  • You will foster a culture of collaboration and advocate for the engineering needs of non-technical collaborators within the group.
  • You will own and drive the delivery of large, cross-team, and cross-group initiatives and projects from ideation to completion, with autonomy and independence of decision making.

You're probably a match if you have

  • Previous experience in technical people leadership or mentorship of engineers.
  • Commercial experience in a software development environment, with a focus on frontend technologies and associated libraries and frameworks. Our tech stack consists of JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript, MobX, WebGL, WebGPU, Web Assembly, web workers, etc.
  • Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including concurrency, multithreading, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.
  • Previous experience in working collaboratively with team members and communicating effectively.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them through others.
  • Good writing and verbal communication skills.


About the team

The Video Editor team at Canva is enhancing video editing and social media content creation for millions of users. They’re developing an intuitive platform that integrates with Canva's Visual Suite, making it easier for users to create professional content. This team manages user experiences for editing and playback, ensuring a smooth process for bringing ideas to life.

Video is a complex technical problem space that requires multiple parts of the software system to work seamlessly to deliver a smooth video editing, playback, and export experience to users. The Video Editor team works across multiple layers of the tech stack and has touchpoints with many other teams spanning beyond the video domain.

About the role

The role involves coaching frontend engineers using TypeScript and leveraging technologies like WebGL and WebGPU to create a powerful video editing platform.

We are seeking someone who wants to be in the thick of it - working closely with other technical stakeholders to design and deliver elegant solutions to complex problems, being across technical designs and decisions and caring for the professional growth and development of the people they lead. You’ll be managing a team of 5-6 engineers, growing individuals and leading the team to deliver our crazy big goals.

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.

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