Senior Software Engineer - Video Export (Fullstack)
Full-time
Recruitment type: Permanent
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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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 choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
About the role
Video is a complex technical problem that requires multiple parts of the software system to work seamlessly to deliver a smooth video editing, playback and export experience to users. The Video Export team works across multiple layers of the tech stack to ensure smooth functioning of the system.
We are looking for someone who can work with the complexity brought about by multiple moving parts of the Canva machinery and the inherently nuanced video domain.
As a software engineer specializing in video processing, you’ll work across our tech stack to enable a highly responsive and reliable video delivery product. Working alongside a skilled unit of engineers in the team and in partner teams, you’ll dive into cutting-edge technologies like WASM, Type Script, and potentially Rust to solve complex problems.
What you’d be doing in this role
As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. This will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
You're probably a match if you have:
Understanding of backend development and systems engineering, including building and maintaining scalable infrastructure on AWS.
Knowledge or experience working with video and graphics technologies is highly advantageous - web GL, codecs, web video, or game development.
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to break large projects down into smaller ones and deliver on them as a member of a team.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
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 range 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 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
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. 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.
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Senior Software Engineer - Video Export (fullstack), Auckland
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Senior Software Engineer - Video Export (fullstack), Auckland
New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland,
Modified May 17, 2025
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Canva is an online design platform that makes design easy for everyone. Our mission is to democratise design and creation and allow anyone to turn their vision into a design for web and print.
Team and culture:
While Canva’s growth has exploded we have grown the team slowly focusing on quality over quantity. With half of the founding team hailing from Google we have an extremely strong engineering culture driven by rapid decision making, using the most appropriate tool for the task and striking a measured balance between getting things done and long term maintainability.
Our office culture is driven by a positive, friendly and productive vibe, we are constantly thinking about how we can maintain and evolve this as we grow which leads us to place as much importance on team fit as technical ability. While everyone on the Canva team believes in the ‘big vision’ small decisions are driven balance of data, what is best for the end user and a best idea wins philosophy.