Backend Engineer (Java), Media Platform - Global Content and Discovery

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 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:
• Building and maintaining scalable, distributed backend systems that store and deliver billions of pieces of content
• Working with cross-functional teams to improve content storage performance, reliability and scalability
• Supporting content replication, redundancy and disaster recovery processes
• Driving improvements in observability and alerting for mission-critical services
• Developing internal tools and platforms that empower other engineering teams
• Participating in on-call rotations and helping improve incident response processes

You're probably a match if

• You have hands-on experience developing and maintaining backend systems using Java
• You’re passionate about building high-performance, scalable systems
• You enjoy debugging tough problems across distributed systems and love solving them collaboratively
• You're comfortable working with infrastructure and understand concepts like storage layers, caching, and CDN
• You care about performance, code quality, testing and documentation
• You're a proactive communicator who enjoys working in a collaborative environment

About the team

Canva's Media Platform is at the core of delivering value to our users, underpinning some of our most critical features and business priorities and is integral to many of the top-priority company goals. it supports essential functionality across the Canva platform, enables seamless design creation, and addresses cross-group challenges by providing scalable solutions.

The Storage & Distribution team plays a vital role within Media Platform, building infrastructure that powers how design ingredients are stored, accessed, and distributed throughout Canva. With our user base growing exponentially and important enterprise initiatives on the horizon, we want to move fast on developing a strong foundation in this space.
 

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 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.

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.