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About Canva
Canva is changing the way the world designs. Our simple, online design platform allows anybody to create incredible, professional designs – putting the power of visual communication at their fingertips.
Our mission: Driven by a team of talented thinkers, an amazing culture and a remarkable growth trajectory – we’re out to change the world, by empowering everyone to express themselves through the power of design. We're just getting started.
Position
Our tech-stack:
Our frontend is a single-page application written in React. We use Redux for the state management and the components are styled using CSS Modules. The mockup editor works on WebGL and HTML Canvas API. Smartmockups is basically a graphics editor that works directly in a browser . Because of this, we do a lot of things on the front end, not just marketing pages and displaying data from the API.
We develop a lot of interactive components for the editor ourselves (such as the image cropper for cropping images). The final rendering of images takes place on the client-side. The product is localized in 7 languages, including Chinese.
The backend is composed of microservices written in NodeJS and is completely Serverless (we use Lambda and other AWS services).
Our biggest challenges are:
- Scaling product for more than 85 millions active monthly users
- Differences between our tech stack and Canva tech stack
What you will do with us:
- Work on the best possible integration with design unicorn Canva to make sure our users have the best possible experience from the service
- Work with product designers and founders to build a next-generation web application with a focus on an extraordinary client-side experience
- Build efficient and reusable front end abstractions and systems
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks
- Participate in design and code reviews
- Communicate with other team members to figure out the best solutions to difficult problems and challenges
- Help to identify and communicate standard practices and methodologies for front end engineering
- Interact with global Canva teams in Sydney, London or Wienna
Current challenging projects that we are working on are: 3D and Video mockups, Smartmockups tool in Canva and other Canva integrations. We are looking for a developer who will be as excited about our product and challenges that we are solving as we are!
Your qualification
What we ideally need:
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and web technologies (HTML/CSS)
- Experience developing rich applications with HTML/CSS/JS
- Ability to write high-performance, reusable code for UI components, including appropriate testing
- Passion for performance debugging and benchmarking
What would really rock:
- Experience with React.js, Next.js, Redux
- Experience with 2D/3D graphics, video processing/rendering or animations (WebGL, HTML Canvas, SVGs)
- Experience with Node.JS or Java
- A big plus would be experience with the development of graphic tools or the enthusiasm to learn it!
What we offer
Our culture is unlike anywhere else and we design your #CanvaLife experience to empower you to do the best work of your life.
Whether you’re in the office, working from home or choosing your own adventure, our benefits for permanent Canvanauts include:
- Equity packages for you to truly be a part of the Canva journey. Hybrid work model (in-office & from home)
- Flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance. This is for you to spend on whatever will support your wellbeing and development.. because you know what you need to Vibe and Thrive, better than anyone
- Virtual and in-office wellness benefits including Canva University, Employee Assistant Programs and Fitness & Meditation Classes
- Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.