Senior Frontend Engineer - Help Content and Findability

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Frontend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Canva's User Help Experience group seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to enhance the Help Center and improve findability. Responsibilities include building reusable frontend components for help articles, collaborating with designers and stakeholders, optimizing performance, and mentoring other engineers. The role focuses on creating a world-class self-help experience, improving practices, and finding opportunities for cross-team collaboration. This involves working with AI-generated experiences, personalized Help Center content, and contextual diagnostic tools, ensuring consistency across localized content. The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and MobX.
Must have:
  • Proven track record of solving complex frontend problems
  • Advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and MobX
  • Ability to write performant, efficient, and well-tested code
  • Collaborative, communicative, and ownership-oriented
  • Strong ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail
Perks:
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave policy
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
  • Flexible leave options

Job Details

Job 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 a 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. This will give you a 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:

  • Building efficient and reusable frontend components for the Help Center and help articles
  • Working closely with stakeholders and product designers to create a world-class self-help and learning experience
  • Collaborating within and across teams to create holistic solutions
  • Identifying and improving practices and methodologies for frontend engineering
  • Finding opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new ideas and improvements
  • Empowering and mentoring other engineers

You're probably a match if you

  • Have a proven track record of solving complex problems as a frontend engineer
  • Have advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and MobX
  • Can write performant, efficient code with appropriate testing
  • Enjoy working collaboratively, communicating effectively, and taking ownership of projects
  • Have a strong ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail
  • Are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a critical function at Canva and improve the help experience for millions of users globally

About the team

The User Help Experience group is on a mission to empower every user to instantly solve their issues or find answers as Canva scales to 1 billion users. The Help Content and Findability team creates the Help Center experience and personalizes help content for users based on their needs.

We focus on:

  • AI-generated conversational experiences
  • Personalized Help Center experiences
  • Contextual diagnostic tools
  • Localizing and structuring help content to ensure consistency

If you're excited about working with AI, personalization, and making a global impact—this role is for you!

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 success inside 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
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for your wellbeing, social connection, home office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options to help you recharge, take time for personal needs, and make an impact beyond work

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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