Staff Backend Engineer (Node.js)

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer (Node.js): Building and optimizing core infrastructure and backend services for the Flourish data visualization platform with an accent on scalability, reliability, and AI integration. Focus on designing API-based services, managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform, and ensuring high system observability.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Canva is a global design platform, and the Flourish team specifically focuses on providing innovative and scalable data visualization tools.

What you will do

• Develop technical solutions using Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AI with high code review standards.
• Deploy and manage services within AWS staging and production environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data teams to plan viable and feasible technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability through observability, monitoring, and deployment automation.
• Participate in support rotations and incident management to ensure platform stability.
• Drive decision-making processes and evaluate team processes through regular reflection.

Requirements

• Strong experience building API-based backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.
• Expertise with AWS services such as Aurora RDS, SQS, S3, and Lambda.
• Proven experience supporting SaaS products end-to-end.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code via Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience hardening application security, including authentication, access management, and encryption.
• Comfortability with full-stack JavaScript development and ability to work with frontend code.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment emphasizing productive discussions and a high-feedback culture.
• Opportunity to work on a platform that makes data communication impactful for millions of users.
• Pragmatic approach to engineering with a commitment to performance and reliability.
• Inclusive culture that values diverse skills and backgrounds.
• Virtual interview process for candidate convenience.