At a Glance
- Tasks: Build innovative backend components and tackle modern data challenges with AI.
- Company: Join Canva, a leading design platform with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Equity packages, flexible leave, and well-being allowances to support your lifestyle.
- Other info: Remote work options available across ANZ with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on B2B growth while working with cutting-edge tech.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in Java development and strong software architecture skills required.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Where and how you can work:
Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have a choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home or a bit of both, it's up to you.
About the Group/team:
The B2B Data Infrastructure team is laying the foundation for Canva’s next phase of growth. As part of our broader B2B mission, we’re focused on empowering our go-to-market teams with rich, real-time data, fueling smarter targeting, faster lead qualification, and deeply personalised customer journeys. Operating as a platform team, we partner across Product, Marketing, and Sales to unlock scalable, data-driven experiences that turn interest into revenue. Our systems power critical functions such as lead intelligence, intent detection, audience segmentation, and large-scale profile enrichment.
Looking ahead, we’re exploring the frontier of generative AI, large language models, and first-party data to build adaptive, intelligent systems designed to surface the right opportunities, at the right time, with the right message.
If you’re passionate about solving modern data challenges, creating AI-powered user experiences, and shaping the future of Canva’s B2B growth engine, now’s the time to join us.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
- Building the capabilities needed to support the vision for the “Business Personalisation Service”
- Building efficient and reusable backend components, driving our core B2B Data Infrastructure platform capabilities
- Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks
- Participating in design and code reviews and helping to identify and communicate standard practices and methodologies for backend engineering.
You're probably a match if you have:
- Five-plus (5+) years of commercial experience developing sophisticated distributed web applications on the JVM; experience writing Java, and strong software architecture skills
- Strong understanding of computer science and object-oriented engineering fundamentals, as well as concurrency, multithreading, data structures, and design patterns
- Comfortable working on our core BE stack: Java, Python, AWS, DBT, Snowflake
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- You have knowledge of CI/CD and different testing techniques to write highly reliable code
- Ability to write clean, reusable code for backend components, including appropriate testing
- Hands-on experience using AI in coding/programming to drive greater impact
What's in it for you?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work. Here's a taste of what's on offer:
- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your well-being, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and support you personally
Other stuff to know:
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva. We’re evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - you’ll tackle interactive, real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In some interviews, you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side. Your recruitment partner will walk you through what to expect.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva, so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above, we still want to hear from you!
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Senior Backend Software Engineer – Remote in Sydney employer: Canva
Canva is an exceptional employer that fosters a vibrant and inclusive work culture, empowering its employees to choose how and where they work. With a strong focus on personal and professional growth, Canva offers unique benefits such as equity packages, flexible leave options, and a supportive parental leave policy, all designed to enhance employee wellbeing and success. Located in Sydney, the flagship campus provides a dynamic environment where creativity thrives, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the tech industry.
