About the role
Make Canva Sheets the go-to visual spreadsheet tool for everyone to manage any type of work!
We've built a new product offering in Canva's visual worksuite. This will support a whole new range of jobs-to-be-done, and level up many existing features. This is a big bet that will deliver major growth for Canva, and reframe our place in the market. We're diving deep to solve difficult technical problems and make complex tasks simple for our users. We're working right at the heart of Canva's editor - from our sync/saving stack to magical editing interactions.
We are seeking talented individuals who are enthusiastic about creating products from the ground up and are excited about harnessing the power of AI to enhance user experiences. As a Frontend Software Engineer, you will possess a deep understanding of rendering, JavaScript execution, and various frontend frameworks. You thrive in navigating through uncertainties and are unafraid to take on challenging tasks to seamlessly integrate new products into an established large-scale environment.
The fun part!
* Design, develop and deploy solutions and hands-on software development – working closely with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features and experiments to our customers worldwide
* Facilitate knowledge sharing and optimally advocate for engineering needs to non-technical team members within the group
* Models initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutions
* Finds opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new insights and improvements that help achieve our goals
About you!
* Experience with JavaScript, React, and TypeScript is central to success in the role
* Comfort working with CSS, HTML, and MobX would help!
* Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals including asynchronous programming, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.
* Understanding of browser rendering pipeline, event handling, WebWorkers, WebGL/WebGPU would be a bonus, but not required.
* Previous experience in working collaboratively with team members and communicating effectively.
* Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them through others.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
About the company
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, with a second campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Auckland, NZ. You have flexibility in how and where you work — whether that's from one of our spaces, from home, or a mix of both. This role is remote-friendly within Australia or New Zealand, so you can choose the setup that empowers you and your team to do your best work.