Senior Backend Software Engineer - Edge - Cloudflare (Open Across ANZ)

Location: Team Engineering

Team: Country Brisbane / Australia

About the Role

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design at Canva. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer on the Edge - Cloudflare team, you'll be at the forefront of Canva's global infrastructure, ensuring every design request flows seamlessly through our Cloudflare layer. Based in Brisbane or anywhere across ANZ with our hybrid model, you'll design and build core edge platform components like worker frameworks and observability tools, leading reliability and performance initiatives that power Canva's creative magic for millions of users. Our collaborative, innovative culture thrives on bold ideas and shared success, where your technical depth will shape the developer experience and platform strategy. In this role, you'll take ownership of high-impact services, collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver balanced solutions, and mentor Canvanauts to foster a learning environment. With hands-on experience in Cloudflare Workers, edge providers, and distributed systems, you'll investigate incidents, reduce tech debt, and drive process improvements—all while aligning with Canva's mission to democratize design. Your work will directly enhance the speed, security, and dependability of Canva's web services, enabling designers worldwide to create without limits. Canva's design-focused culture celebrates diverse skills and backgrounds, offering equity, flexible leave, wellness allowances, and endless opportunities for growth. You'll thrive in our fun, connected environment, contributing to crazy big goals with a bias for action and architectural excellence. If you're passionate about edge computing and ready to empower creativity at scale, join our Edge team in the Product Platform Group and help build the future of design infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement core components of the edge platform, including worker frameworks, infrastructure automation, and observability tooling
• Lead initiatives to improve system reliability, performance, and security with significant ownership of services or components
• Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to define high-impact solutions, balancing thoroughness and timely delivery
• Write technical proposals and documentation, presenting solutions clearly to the engineering community
• Investigate and resolve complex operational incidents, contributing to post-incident learning and prevention
• Drive improvements to engineering processes and platform health metrics
• Contribute to the team’s technical strategy and roadmap in alignment with long-term goals
• Mentor other engineers, provide actionable feedback, and foster a learning-focused culture
• Optimize developer experience at the edge, enabling efficient operations for Canva's design platform
• Influence platform direction through architectural thinking and trade-off evaluations

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and security practices
• Strong understanding of DNS, Firewall, Security, Load Balancing, CDN, and Edge Computing concepts
• Hands-on experience with at least one major edge provider such as Cloudflare, Fastly, or Akamai
• Experience building and managing Cloudflare Workers or similar edge runtime environments
• Track record of improving operational health, reducing technical debt, and advocating for engineering needs with non-technical stakeholders
• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience in distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives independently or across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to technical strategy and roadmaps in platform teams
• Mentoring experience with junior engineers in a collaborative environment
• Familiarity with Canva's technology stack or design-focused platforms
• Proven success in high-scale, user-facing web services
• Contributions to open-source projects in edge computing or infrastructure

Required Skills

• JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency
• Python/Java development
• Terraform infrastructure as code
• CI/CD pipeline management
• Observability and monitoring tooling
• Security best practices
• DNS and Firewall expertise
• Load Balancing and CDN optimization
• Edge Computing architecture
• Cloudflare Workers or equivalent
• Problem-solving in complex systems
• Technical communication and documentation
• Cross-team collaboration
• Mentoring and feedback skills
• Architectural trade-off evaluation
• Operational incident resolution

Benefits

• Equity packages to share in Canva's success
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting all parents and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more
• Flexible leave options to recharge and support personal needs
• Hybrid work model across ANZ locations including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide
• Opportunities for professional growth in a design-forward, innovative culture
• Regular team events fostering connectivity and fun
• Comprehensive health and wellness programs

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.