High Performance Engineering Leader

1 week ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Canva Full time

Overview

The Media Platform group at Canva is a fast-paced environment that empowers users to design with every ingredient, on every device, whenever they design.

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager who can lead a team of high-performing software engineers in building and maintaining highly scaled backend services critical to user interactions with Canva.

Job Description

This role will oversee the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance solutions to support new features across Canva.

You will work closely with both group leadership and product & design specialties to meet new product needs.

As a leader, you will set clear goals for your team, balancing product needs against the long-term health and cost of owned services.

Communicate and collaborate with frontend, design, and other backend teams to integrate font and image-related services with the broader Canva product.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of software engineers in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions
  • Collaborate with group leadership, product & design specialties, and other teams to meet new product needs
  • Set clear goals for the team and balance product needs against long-term health and cost of owned services
  • Communicate and collaborate with frontend, design, and other backend teams
  • Cultivate a culture of high performance within the team

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Strong coaching skills and interpersonal skills to engage and motivate a diverse team
  • Proven experience in leading and supporting engineering teams, fostering collaboration, providing feedback, and enabling high performance
  • Experience in building highly scalable, secure, and efficient backend services, ideally using Java
  • Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals, including concurrency, multithreading, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
  • Proficient in working with cloud platforms and services

About Us

Canva is a leading online graphic design platform that empowers users to create stunning designs without needing extensive design experience.

Salary Range

$180,000 - $250,000 per annum



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