Senior Backend Engineer (Java) - Content Growth

3 Weeks ago • 6-8 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Canva seeks a Senior Backend Engineer (Java) to design, build, and maintain performant, scalable backend services for its content ecosystem. The role involves collaboration with engineers, product managers, and designers to define new features, improve system reliability and performance, and lead design discussions. The ideal candidate possesses strong Java backend development skills, a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, familiarity with AWS and database technologies, and experience working in product-facing teams. Responsibilities include shipping high-quality code, driving data-driven development, and mentoring other engineers. The team focuses on creating engaging experiences for content creators, enabling seamless content discovery, contribution, and management.
Must have:
  • Strong Java backend development proficiency
  • High availability, large-scale service experience
  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • AWS Cloud infrastructure and services experience
  • Experience with database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
  • SQL proficiency
Good to have:
  • Experience in a product-facing team
  • Collaboration with various partners (product managers, designers, etc.)
Perks:
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave policy
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
  • Flexible leave options

Job Details

Company Description

Hey, hello, hiya, 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. 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.

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.

 

Job Description

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Designing, building and maintaining performant and scalable backend services that power our content ecosystem
• Collaborating with engineers, product managers and designers across teams to define new product features
• Improving system reliability and performance through observability and proactive engineering practices
• Lead design discussions and mentor other engineers to uplift technical capabilities
• Shipping high-quality code that enhances the Canva experience for millions of users
• Driving experimentation and data-driven development to continually improve our growth initiatives.

You're probably a match if:

  • You have strong proficiency in Backend development with Java with experience developing high availability, large-scale services.
  • You have a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals - concurrency, data structures & algorithms with experience applying these fundamentals to practical applications.
  • You have familiarity with AWS Cloud infrastructure and services, such as EC2, EKS and Terraform.
  • You have experience working with database technologies (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and proficiency in SQL.
  • Ideally, you’ll have worked in a product-facing team, with experience collaborating with various partners such as product managers, designers, technical program managers, data analysts, and other business functions outside of engineering.

About the Team

The Content Growth team is on a mission to build a rewarding experience for content producers, enabling them to bring the best content that inspires the world to design. Our vision is to create the most effective content creation ecosystem, building the world’s most valuable, comprehensive, and truly local content library.

As part of this team, you will lead engineers working across backend services and frontend pages to develop scalable and engaging experiences for content creators, helping them discover, contribute, and manage content seamlessly.

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 well-being, 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.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

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