Senior Engineering Manager, Video Performance (Bay Area only)

This role is based in San Francisco, United States.

Compensation:

$251,000 to $329,000

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team focused on performance across Canva's Video experiences.
• Define and drive long-term performance strategy for Canva's Video Group.
• Partner with leaders across various teams to align performance investments with company priorities.
• Establish performance as a first-class engineering principle.
• Drive large-scale performance initiatives across web, native, and rendering systems.
• Build performance measurement frameworks and telemetry systems.
• Influence technical direction through architecture reviews and strategic planning.
• Support career development and foster a culture of technical excellence.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience leading engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Deep technical expertise in performance engineering or systems optimization.
• Strong systems thinking across various platforms.
• Experience developing multi-year technical strategies.
• Ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
• Effective communication of complex technical concepts.

Nice to have:

• Experience with video technologies or real-time performance-sensitive platforms.
• Familiarity with performance optimization challenges related to AI.
• Understanding of mobile performance ecosystems.