Company Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Job Description
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.
What You’d Be Doing In This Role
As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA — and we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you a flavour of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
At Present, You Will Be Focused On
Owning high-quality, frame-accurate video and audio playback on Canva’s web platformDesigning and evolving the core architecture that powers scalable web playbackBuilding performance-critical systems that operate beyond typical frontend abstractionsDriving resilient rendering and playback experiences across browsers and devicesLeading the adoption of next-generation playback technologies on the webPartnering closely with product, editor, and platform teams to deliver playback as a shared capabilityImproving playback quality, observability, and reliability for millions of usersTaking ownership of critical systems and raising the bar on performance and engineering qualityMay also help shape longer-term playback strategy and technical direction as the platform evolves
This role is a key contributor to Canva’s broader shift toward treating playback as a platform capability — enabling feature teams to build new video experiences without needing to understand low-level rendering internals.
You’re Probably a Match If You
Have deep expertise in JavaScript at a systems level (beyond typical framework usage)Have experience building video, audio, graphics, or game-like systems in the browserUnderstand rendering pipelines, frame timing, animation systems, or compositor-style architecturesAre comfortable working with canvas, workers, WebGL, WebAssembly, or modern multimedia APIsEnjoy owning ambiguous problem spaces and delivering end-to-end technical outcomesCare deeply about performance, reliability, and scalable browser architectures
You might be operating at a higher level if you’ve led platform-level initiatives or influenced technical direction beyond your immediate team.
Bonus If You’ve Worked With
Worker-based or multi-threaded browser architecturesVideo composition or playback enginesLow-level performance instrumentation or quality-of-experience metrics
About The Team
The Web Engine team sits within Canva’s Video Platform supergroup, focused on powering reliable, high-performance video creation and playback experiences on the web. We're laying the foundations — from runtime and rendering to developer experience — that empower product teams to deliver world-class video tools to millions of users.
We're also transitioning to unified ownership of playback rendering, enabling our team to operate playback as a platform service across Canva. This is a high-impact opportunity to help define the future of video at Canva.
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, connection 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 tooInclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carersAn annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & moreFlexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and support you personally
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other Stuff To Know
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.