Engineering Manager (iOS/android/frontend) - Cross Platform - Remote ANZ

Location: Team Engineering

Team: Country Auckland / New Zealand

About the Role

At Canva, we're redefining how the world experiences design, empowering billions of users with intuitive creative tools across every device. As Engineering Manager (iOS/Android/Frontend) - Cross Platform - Remote ANZ, you'll lead our Cross Platform team within the Client Platform group, building the shared infrastructure that enables product teams to ship fast, reliably, and consistently on iOS, Android, and web. This is your chance to shape Canva's hybrid platform at massive scale, blending technical excellence with our collaborative, design-first culture. You'll guide a high-performing team of mobile and frontend engineers, owning the evolution of our cross-platform architecture—from navigation and rendering to offline support and blazing performance. By uplifting developer experiences through superior tooling, testing, and observability, you'll empower Canva's engineers to focus on crafting magical user experiences. Partnering with engineering, product, and design leaders, you'll define strategy that scales our innovative platform while fostering clarity, craft, and continuous improvement in a supportive, inclusive environment. What energizes you? Leading through technical depth and people passion, driving impact for millions of users, and building empowered teams that thrive remotely across ANZ. Join us to create the rituals that balance delivery excellence with wellbeing, all while contributing to Canva's mission of democratizing design. Even if you don't match every point, we'd love to hear how your unique experience can enhance our vibrant culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of mobile and frontend engineers delivering hybrid development capabilities at scale
• Own and evolve cross-platform architecture covering navigation, rendering, offline support, and performance
• Uplift developer experience via improved tooling, testing pipelines, observability, and local dev flows
• Define technical strategy in partnership with engineering, product, and design leaders
• Foster a culture of clarity, craft, and continuous improvement within the team
• Build rituals supporting team wellbeing, delivery excellence, and inclusive collaboration
• Collaborate across Canva's Client Platform group to empower product teams with seamless multi-device experiences
• Drive innovation in mobile-first capabilities bridging native mobile and web technologies
• Mentor engineers on best practices for scalable, design-focused client-side development
• Monitor system health and ensure long-term maintainability of cross-platform infrastructure

Required Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in mobile or frontend domains, ideally with hybrid or native mobile experience (Swift, Kotlin, React, React Native, TypeScript)
• Proven track record of driving architectural decisions impacting hundreds of developers or millions of users
• Demonstrated ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments and scale through others
• Strong passion for coaching, people growth, and building high-performing, inclusive teams
• Experience defining technical strategy in collaboration with engineering, product, and design leaders
• Deep commitment to delivery excellence, system health, and long-term maintainability
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cross-platform architecture including navigation, rendering, offline support, and performance optimization
• Background in uplifting developer experience through tooling, testing pipelines, and observability
• Previous leadership in design-forward tech companies with a focus on user-centric products
• Familiarity with Canva's tech stack or similar creative platform technologies
• Experience fostering team wellbeing and delivery rituals in remote/hybrid environments

Required Skills

• Technical leadership in iOS/Android or frontend development
• Hybrid mobile expertise (React Native, Swift, Kotlin)
• Cross-platform architecture design
• Performance optimization and offline support
• Developer tooling and observability
• TypeScript and React proficiency
• People coaching and growth mindset
• Strategic thinking and ambiguity navigation
• Team building and inclusive leadership
• Delivery excellence and system maintainability
• Collaboration with product/design stakeholders
• Remote/hybrid team management
• Innovation in design-focused platforms
• Continuous improvement culture
• Wellbeing and ritual-building expertise

Benefits

• Equity packages to share in Canva's success
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting all parents and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, connection, and home office setup
• Flexible leave for recharging, volunteering, or personal pursuits
• Internal coaching programs and world-class leadership development
• Hybrid work options across ANZ with remote flexibility
• Collaborative culture with moments of magic, connection, and fun
• Access to co-working spaces in major ANZ cities

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.