Tech Lead

**Canva’s Commitment and Mission**

At Canva, we celebrate diversity. We deeply believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expression is key to building the best product, team and company. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you

Our mission at Canva is to empower the world to design and since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 86 million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 3,000 peopleand the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.

Join us and design your future.

**About the Group**

The Editing Platform group supports the Canva Editor through a secure, performance and scalable platform. Working on Canva's core product, you will collaborate with almost every team within Canva.

We are looking for a Tech Lead to set up a new team within this group to manage the gateway between the editor and our core backend services. Build a team to focus on improving the gateway to allow for faster feature development.

**What you'll do**:
Build a team of up to 4 backend engineers
-As this is a new team we will require hand-ons development of complex features using Canva’s stack (Java, AWS, Redis, DynamoDB), particularly in the first few months
-Initiate and drive ongoing improvements to the team’s development practices
-Creating and reviewing design docs
-Collaborate with Product Managers and other Tech Leads to give input in the roadmap, advocating for the Engineering perspective
-Coach and mentor new engineering hires into the team and ensure their ongoing success through career growth conversations and regular check ins

**About you**:
Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering outcomes, ideally within a SaaS or high tech industry
-Solid coding proficiency in Java
-Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them through others.
-Previous experience in working collaboratively with team members and communicating effectively.
-Good writing and verbal communication skills.
-Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including concurrency, multithreading, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.

This role is open to remote applicants within Australia and New Zealand that do not need visa sponsorship.

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**_ We will not accept or review any CVs from external recruitment agencies._**

**Working at Canva**

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.
- We have a hybrid work model (in-office & from home), with our offices are always open to you balancing flexibility and connection
- 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. _