Staff Software Engineer - API Platform (AU remote)

📋 Description

• Designing and building the core infrastructure that connects services across Canva's backend
• Leading a major migration of how backend services communicate, working closely with partner
• Driving support for more languages and frameworks so more teams can build natively on the platform
• Owning the reliability, performance and correctness of systems that sit in the critical path for
• Mentoring engineers and helping raise the technical bar across the team

🎯 Requirements

• Built and operated infrastructure that other engineering teams depend on, ideally in API gateway
• Comfortable owning systems where reliability and correctness really matter, and thinking in
• Can drive technical direction across teams that don't report to you, and communicate it clearly to
• Take genuine ownership of outcomes, motivated by platform work that quietly makes everyone else's
• Years owning large-scale, high-transaction production systems commercially, ideally in more than

🎁 Benefits

• Equity packages
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options