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 workOur 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 roleAs 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 solutionsDesigning, documenting, and implementing complex backend developer experience and infrastructure projects spanning multiple systems, domains, and language ecosystemsDriving projects from initial design doc through stakeholder buy-in, implementation, testing, rollout, adoption, and long-term operationBuilding developer-facing tools and automationCreating pragmatic automation that eliminates repetitive manual work for engineersBuilding self-service platforms, services, and CLIs that reduce dependency on platform teamsImproving workflows for Python and Java backend engineers across local development, IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releasesDeveloping monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and diagnostic tools that proactively surface issuesCollaborating and enabling engineering teamsPartnering with backend, platform, and infrastructure teams to understand pain points and gather requirementsTranslating developer needs, business goals, and technical constraints into scalable solutionsUsing telemetry and real developer feedback to prioritize improvements and evaluate their impactSharing knowledge through documentation, tech talks, and mentorship of junior engineersYou’re probably a match if You have a strong background in Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, or backend software engineering, with substantial hands-on programming experience in Python and/or JavaYou have a proven track record of building and operating production backend systems, developer tooling, or internal platforms at scaleYou have experience supporting large engineering organizations of 1,000 or more engineersYou have strong experience with AWS or GCPYou have thorough Kubernetes experience in production environmentsYou have built and maintained complex CI/CD pipelines at scale using Buildkite, Jen...