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4 дня назад

Staff Frontend Engineer (Video)

Формат работы
hybrid
Тип работы
fulltime
Грейд
lead
Английский
b2
Страна
Australia
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TL;DR
Staff Frontend Engineer (Video): Leading the development of Canva's interactive video editor, integrating a native video rendering engine and building a video-specific data model with an accent on TypeScript, React, frontend architecture, and operational ownership. Focus on designing scalable editor systems, enabling effects such as adjustment layers and masking, and solving complex challenges across rendering, collaboration, observability, and rollout reliability.

Location: Sydney, Australia; hybrid work with regular collaboration on the Sydney campus

Company

Canva is a product company building collaborative creative software, including video editing and content creation tools.

What you will do

  • Lead technical direction across Video Editor projects, review design documents, and guide project captains toward effective approaches.
  • Work initially with the Audio Studio team and expand technical leadership across the wider Video Editor group.
  • Integrate Canva's native video rendering engine into the editor, replacing the existing CSS and JavaScript rendering stack.
  • Help build and evolve a video-specific data model that supports advanced effects such as adjustment layers and masking.
  • Own systems after launch, including monitoring, rollouts, observability, and operational reliability.
  • Set engineering standards through hands-on coding, code reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership.

Requirements

  • Experience serving as a technical lead for a team of engineers and providing trusted technical direction.
  • Hands-on software development experience with complex, interactive web applications used by many people.
  • Strong TypeScript and React skills, with the ability to make architectural decisions for growing products.
  • Systems thinking and an understanding of how frontend and backend decisions affect one another.
  • Experience with operational ownership, measurement, rollout monitoring, and post-launch reliability.
  • Based in Sydney, Australia and able to work in a hybrid arrangement with campus collaboration.

Nice to have

  • Audio engineering or audio processing experience.
  • Video editing, multimedia, content creation tools, design tools, or other creative software experience.
  • Real-time collaborative editing, including OT or CRDT conflict-resolution patterns.
  • Graphics programming, WebGL, or C++ experience.

Culture & Benefits

  • Hybrid work with flexibility to balance remote work and in-person collaboration.
  • Equity packages.
  • Inclusive parental leave for parents and carers.
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.
  • Flexible leave options.

Hiring process

  • Interviews are conducted virtually.
  • Applicants can provide their pronouns and request reasonable interview adjustments.

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