Frontend Software Engineer - GPTN

We are looking for Frontend Engineers to join our International Group and help drive user acquisition, engagement, and retention through rapid experimentation and data-driven development. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and data analysts to implement and optimize user experiences that maximize business impact. Responsibilities include developing, testing, and optimizing frontend features for growth initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams, implementing tracking and analytics, improving site performance, and ensuring seamless API integration.

Must Have

• Develop and optimize frontend features for growth initiatives.
• Implement tracking and analytics for growth experiments.
• Improve site performance, accessibility, and SEO.
• Ensure seamless API integration with backend engineers.
• Expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong proficiency in SSR frameworks like Next.js.
• Experience with A/B testing tools and experiment-driven development.
• Understanding of CI/CD systems.
• Proficiency in English communication (reading, writing, speaking).

Good to Have

• Previous experience in a growth-focused or experimentation-heavy environment.
• Experience in backend/full-stack development (Java, Node.js).
• Good understanding of building systems (compilers, transpilers, dependency managers like Bazel, NPM/Yarn, Webpack).
• Experience in a remote working environment.

Company Description

Canva is a global leading visual communication platform, founded in Australia in 2013. Upholding the mission of "Empowering the world to design," Canva provides users with zero-threshold design editing tools, a vast library of templates and assets, and rich AI features. Currently, Canva has over 220 million monthly active users in more than 190 countries and is one of the top 10 unicorn companies globally by valuation.

Canva focuses on product-driven growth, has a strong engineering culture, and is committed to building an open, inclusive, and vibrant workplace. This position will support Canva's international growth strategy and offers flexible work arrangements in any first or second-tier city in mainland China.

About the Role

We are looking for Frontend Engineers to join our International Group and help drive user acquisition, engagement, and retention through rapid experimentation and data-driven development. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and data analysts to implement and optimize user experiences that maximize business impact. If you are passionate about leveraging frontend technologies to enhance growth, this role is for you!

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and optimize frontend features focused on growth initiatives such as A/B testing, personalization, and conversion rate optimization, for a regional market.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and local marketing teams, to create high-impact, user-friendly experiences.
• Implement tracking and analytics to measure the performance of growth experiments and user interactions.
• Improve site performance, accessibility, and SEO to enhance discoverability and engagement.
• Work with backend engineers to ensure seamless API integration and data flow.
• Stay up-to-date with best practices and industry trends in frontend development and growth engineering.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on experiments based on data insights and user feedback.
• Bring constructive ideas to improve our product for localization purposes.
• Working hours may need to be slightly adjusted based on the region you will be supporting.

Qualifications

Required Experience & Skills

• Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including concurrency, multithreading, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.
• Experience in frontend development with expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong proficiency in SSR, e.g.: Next.js, or similar modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience with A/B testing tools and experiment-driven development.
• Solid understanding of web performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and SEO best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate data insights into actionable improvements.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with designers, product managers, and data analysts.
• Understanding of CI/CD systems (scripts, repositories, building agents, etc.)
• Be able to work collaboratively with team members and communicate effectively across teams outside of engineering e.g.: product managers, designers, etc.
• Proficiency in English reading and writing, fluent in speaking.

Bonus skills

• Previous experience in a growth-focused or experimentation-heavy environment.
• Experience in backend/full-stack development (Java, Node.js, etc.)
• Good understanding of building systems (e.g. compilers, transpilers, and dependency managers), including Bazel, NPM/Yarn, and Webpack
• Experience in a remote working environment.