Senior Software Engineer (Developer Tooling) - Python/Java

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming, and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect. This role is based in Sydney, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. What you'd be doing in this role As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavor of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: Owning end-to-end technical solutions Designing, documenting, and implementing complex backend developer experience and infrastructure projects spanning multiple systems, domains, and language ecosystems Driving projects from initial design doc through stakeholder buy-in, implementation, testing, rollout, adoption, and long-term operation Building developer-facing tools and automation Creating pragmatic automation that eliminates repetitive manual work for engineers Building self-service platforms, services, and CLIs that reduce dependency on platform teams Improving workflows for Python and Java backend engineers across local development, IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releases Developing monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and diagnostic tools that proactively surface issues Collaborating and enabling engineering tea