Senior Frontend Software Engineer - CMS Team

- Full-time
- Recruitment type: Permanent

Overview

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

The CMS team develops a content management solution tailored to Canva's needs, supporting content management, experimentation, localization, accessibility, and performance.

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. You have the choice in where and how you work to empower you and your team to achieve your goals.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales, change remains part of our work. This role focuses on:

- Building platforms and tooling that improve efficiency in creating and managing content
- Design, develop and deploy solutions with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features for users
- Communicate effectively with Product Managers and Engineers across Canva to address complex issues
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and advocate for engineering needs to non-technical stakeholders
- Models initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutions
- Identify opportunities for cross-team collaboration on new ideas and improvements

You're probably a match if you have

- Computer Science Fundamentals - Concurrency, multithreading, data structures, architecture, and design patterns
- Passion for UX and Collaboration - Experience crafting exceptional user experiences and working with designers and engineers
- Cooperative mindset - Thrives in a cross-functional environment
- Strong strategic skills - Ability to break down complex projects and deliver high-quality work




- Effective written and verbal communication - Ability to articulate ideas and provide constructive feedback on pull requests
- Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing - Contribute to a culture of growth through guidance and code reviews

About the team

The Pages Platform group develops platforms that empower Canva’s teams to build engaging and high-performance pages, covering content management, experimentation, localization, accessibility, performance, and more.

The CMS team creates a content management solution tailored to Canva's needs, with features for managing and arranging content and running experiments, localization, and hosting assets.

About the role

As a member of the CMS team, you will work on capabilities to support Canva’s content management needs, closely collaborating with the product manager, product designer, engineers, and users to design solutions across localization, experimentation, UX, and related problem spaces. You will also collaborate with stakeholders from different teams to provide a cohesive and intuitive experience for the platform’s users.

What’s in it for you?

We work toward big goals and offer a range of benefits to support success in and outside of work.

Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:

- Equity packages - share in Canva’s success
- Inclusive parental leave policy for all parents and carers
- Annual Wellbeing allowance to support wellbeing and setup
- Flexible leave options for personal needs

We value diverse skills and backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match the list above.

Other information

We hire based on experience, skills and passion and how you can contribute to Canva and our culture. Interviews are conducted virtually.

Please note that you may be asked to provide any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

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📌 Senior Frontend Software Engineer - CMS Team (New South Wales)
🏢 Canva
📍 New South Wales