Senior Backend Software Engineer

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 a 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.

 

About the Group/team

The B2B Data Infrastructure team is laying the foundation for Canva’s next phase of growth. As part of our broader B2B mission, we’re focused on empowering our go-to-market teams with rich, real-time data, fueling smarter targeting, faster lead qualification, and deeply personalised customer journeys.

Operating as a platform team, we partner across Product, Marketing, and Sales to unlock scalable, data-driven experiences that turn interest into revenue. Our systems power critical functions such as lead intelligence, intent detection, audience segmentation, and large-scale profile enrichment.

Looking ahead, we’re exploring the frontier of generative AI, large language models, and first-party data to build adaptive, intelligent systems designed to surface the right opportunities, at the right time, with the right message.

If you’re passionate about solving modern data challenges, creating AI-powered user experiences, and shaping the future of Canva’s B2B growth engine, now’s the time to join us.

At the moment, this role is focused on

• Building the capabilities needed to support the vision for the “Business Personalisation Service”
• Building efficient and reusable backend components, driving our core B2B Data Infrastructure platform capabilities
• Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks
• Participating in design and code reviews and helping to identify and communicate standard practices and methodologies for backend engineering.

You're probably a match if you have

• Five-plus (5+) years of commercial experience developing sophisticated distributed web applications on the JVM; experience writing Java, and strong software architecture skills
• Strong understanding of computer science and object-oriented engineering fundamentals, as well as concurrency, multithreading, data structures, and design patterns
• Comfortable working on our core BE stack: Java, Python, AWS, DBT, Snowflake
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• You have knowledge of CI/CD and different testing techniques to write highly reliable code
• Ability to write clean, reusable code for backend components, including appropriate testing
• Hands-on experience using AI in coding/programming to drive greater impact

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. We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva. We’re evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - you’ll tackle interactive, real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In some interviews, you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side. Your recruitment partner will walk you through what to expect. 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!

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.