Senior Engineering Manager (BE) - Developer Workflows

This role is based in Sydney, Australia.

Responsibilities:

• Leading three Developer Workflows teams and coaching 3 Team Engineering Leads.
• Defining and driving the strategy for Developer Workflows across frontend, backend, and platform engineering.
• Partnering with Product Managers and engineering leaders to enhance software development processes.
• Translating developer pain points into improvements across CI/CD, IDE tooling, and testing frameworks.
• Championing developer satisfaction and driving initiatives for faster engineering workflows.

Requirements:

• Experience leading engineering teams in developer experience or platform engineering.
• Empathy for engineers and a passion for creating effective workflows.
• Ability to use metrics and feedback for decision-making.
• Experience with CI/CD systems and developer platforms is highly regarded.

About the team:

Developer Workflows is part of Canva’s Developer Experience group, focused on optimizing the development journey for engineers.