Sydney, Australia Hybrid

Canva is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer - Java - Product Platform (Remote across ANZ)

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Product Platform team, you'll play a key role in building the foundational systems that power product development at scale. Your work will focus on designing and refining backend frameworks, shared services, and developer-facing APIs that enable faster, safer feature delivery across the platform.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java and JVM-based languages
  • Develop reusable service patterns, conventions, and tooling to elevate engineering quality
  • Collaborate with product and platform teams to define abstractions that simplify development workflows
  • Improve observability, deployment pipelines, and rollout strategies for greater system reliability
  • Mentor engineers and promote best practices in API design, modularity, and developer experience
  • Contribute to cloud infrastructure decisions, primarily on AWS, to support resilient and efficient services

What We're Looking For

  • At least 6 years of experience developing backend systems in cloud-native environments
  • Strong command of Java or related JVM languages such as Kotlin or Scala
  • Deep understanding of API design principles, distributed systems, and architectural patterns
  • Proven experience with deployment pipelines, shared libraries, and service frameworks
  • Familiarity with AWS and cloud infrastructure management
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset in cross-functional settings
  • Ability to analyze trade-offs in data structures and algorithms within large-scale systems

How We Support You

  • Equity packages to align your success with the company's growth
  • Inclusive parental leave and flexible time-off policies
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, workspace setup, and social connection
  • Remote work flexibility across ANZ with support for your preferred working style

Our Culture

We value simplicity, reliability, and innovation. Engineers are empowered to build tools and frameworks that raise the bar across teams. Collaboration is central—between platform and product groups—and we prioritize inclusive policies, flexible work, and personal growth. We assess candidates on experience, technical depth, and cultural contribution, with interviews conducted virtually and accommodations available upon request.

Required Skills
JavaKotlinScalaAWSAPI designservice frameworksdeployment pipelinesshared librariescloud infrastructuredistributed systemsmodular architecturedeveloper experience JavaKotlinScalaAWSAPI designmicroservicesCI/CDcloud infrastructuredistributed systemsJVMservice frameworks
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Category backend
Posted 22 days ago