Engineering Manager, Canva
Frontend/Mobile, Pexels
Equity packages available
Publishing and design platform
Job no longer available
Publishing and design platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Equity packages available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the world to design.
Role
Who you are
- You have a proven record of crafting high-performance commercial software in React and/or ReactNative for large-scale global projects
- You are experienced in fostering an effective collaboration between designers and engineers
- You possess confident verbal and written communication skills for leading technical and non-technical conversations with colleagues
- You have several years of experience in people management, leading and mentoring other software engineers. Providing mentorship to others is close to your heart, and you thrive by empowering them
- You have a strong sense of ownership and are eager to proactively find and develop novel solutions to challenging problems
- You are a strong communicator and a team player and are eager to work together with your colleagues to brainstorm ideas
- You have strong computer science and engineering fundamentals
What the job involves
- Working with designers and product managers to scope out new features, functionality, and technical requirements
- Proposing and implementing innovative approaches and solutions to ensure we future-proof features
- Participating in code review processes
- Coaching, leading, and mentoring your team to help them achieve their goals
- Performing structured performance reviews with your team members, conduct regular 1:1s, participate in the hiring process of new engineers, and plan goals & milestones for your team
- Foster a positive and productive work environment by promoting collaboration, open communication, and continuous learning and development opportunities for your team
Application process
- Please note that interviews are conducted virtually
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and design platform. It features a vast range of templates including presentations, websites, and social media graphics, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips.
With the aim to empower 100% of the world to communicate in ways that were once limited to the 1%, Canva was founded on the belief that people shouldn’t need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. Simplicity is central to Canva’s offering, its straightforward drag-and-drop user interface avoiding complex tools that require training. This approach has been hugely popular and has been key in setting the company apart in the market, with over 90% of the Fortune 500 now using the site.
More recently, Canva has broadened its offerings through a number of acquisitions and now offers a full visual communications platform, featuring stock content, innovative editing features, and data visualization. Zeetings, Pexels & Pixabay, Kaleido, Smartmockups and Flourish have all joined Canva, and the business is well set to continue leading and innovating in the space.
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Insights
56% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2024
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2021
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $968.6m
Company benefits
- Equity packages — we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policies supporting all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance supporting wellbeing, social connection, and office setup
- Flexible leave options empowering you to recharge and thrive
Company HQ
Surry Hills, NSW
Leadership
Cameron Adams
(Co-Founder & CPO)Cameron studied at the University of Melbourne before working as a Developer and Designer for Eclipse and Google for a combined 5 years. They then founded Fluent.io in 2011, and Canva in July 2012.
Melanie Perkins
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Melanie first founded Fusion Books in 2007 and and co-founded Canva in 2012. Melanie is now CEO of Canva.
Cliff Obrecht
(Co-Founder & COO)Having studied at the University of Western Australia, Cliff spent 5 years as Managing Director of Fusion Books. They left this role in 2013, having co-founded Canva with Melanie and Cameron the previous year.
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