Job Description
We're seeking a highly skilled Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our engineering squad, you'll play a vital role in driving our strategy and ensuring we deliver secure and reliable products.
Responsibilities
* Lead the design and implementation of AI-powered SDKs and platform APIs that empower developers to rapidly build, test, and deploy high-quality apps.
* Architect intelligent, context-aware developer interfaces that provide real-time guidance, API feedback, and best practice recommendations.
* Drive innovation in SDK tooling by leveraging LLMs and model-centric architectures to enable intelligent scaffolding, type-safe interfaces, interactive docs, and in-editor code suggestions.
* Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that the SDKs and APIs deliver exceptional developer ergonomics, scalability, and alignment with our platform strategy.
* Champion automation-first principles across the SDK lifecycle – reducing friction through self-documenting APIs, automated changelogs, upgrade guidance, and sandboxed environments.
Requirements
* You've led SDK or API platforms for developer ecosystems, especially in AI-augmented environments where developer velocity and ease of integration are paramount.
* You have experience building SDKs and tools that simplify integration, versioning, and discovery of capabilities – particularly across web-based and multi-platform contexts.
* You've worked with LLMs (via OpenAI, Anthropic, or open source) to improve developer experience through capabilities like intelligent documentation, code summarization, or autocomplete.
* You're proficient in TypeScript and/or Python, and familiar with modern SDK scaffolding frameworks, API design conventions (e.g. OpenAPI), and developer tooling ecosystems.
* You have a background in developer relations, API advocacy, or platform enablement – helping internal and external developers become successful through thoughtful design and support.
Benefits
* We offer an equity package, inclusive parental leave policy, annual Vibe & Thrive allowance, and flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and supports you personally.
* 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.
About Us
We aim to build the world's richest Ecosystem of apps and integrations for visual design and communications that supercharge our ability to meet the diverse needs of a billion users and drive our MAU growth.