- You will lead and coach a team of 3 engineers focused on building the Canva public REST API Capabilities.
- You will be accountable for team delivery and ongoing delivery improvements.
- You will partner with Product to shape our roadmap, balancing product outcomes with pragmatic technical excellence.
- You will contribute to the technical strategy by representing one of the two Canva Integrations at Scale teams in the larger Ecosystem group.
- You will seek exciting opportunities to improve the general experience of building integrations using our developer platform.
- You will be a hands-on leader contributing directly to progressing goals with code.
- You are a technical and people leader - having led high-performing teams where everyone can share their best ideas and be their best selves.
- Most of our code is in Java, so ideally you will be comfortable using Java (or another similar object-oriented programming language)
- We run on AWS so you would have a working knowledge of the platform
- You understand the product life cycle, features, technical debt, QA, and supporting quality at speed.
- You will know when you need to push back, shielding the team from disruptions. You will provide a safe environment that helps to bring clarity.
- You will be more than happy to work in our environment - our core stack is Microservices Java backend, with a React/Typescript frontend.
- You will have found the love and passion for coaching people and developing a culture that enables teams to be their best.
- You will have the ability to work with a diverse range of individuals from different backgrounds and with different professional and personal needs.
- Your excellent written and verbal communication skills will enable you to manage stakeholders and communicate effectively across other groups.
- You will be leading by example - promoting Canva's values, no-blame mentality, and inclusive culture.
- Build and scale the Canva API to enable deep integrations into (and outside of) Canva's editor product
- Create a truly delightful experience for our developers and their customers.
- Building high-quality integrations with strategic partners to benefit Canva's users.
The team is also responsible for maintaining an existing suite of APIs that are widely used by Enterprise customers.Some of the engineering challenges the team will face include:
- Designing REST APIs for internal and external usage by enterprise partners that provide a consistent experience
- Working with the Partner Apps and Integrations team to support the creation of 1P and 2P applications and integrations that use the Connect API
- Working with Enterprise partners to refine existing and developer new Connect API capabilities
- 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 wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally