Senior Frontend Engineer - Design Systems Evolution

This role is based in Sydney, Australia.

What you'll do:

• Own standards, layout primitives, and testing tooling for the frontend codebase.
• Drive large-scale technical quality improvements across the frontend ecosystem.
• Partner with product teams to identify opportunities and connect solutions to platform goals.
• Support and mentor teammates through feedback and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to hiring by interviewing candidates and maintaining a high engineering bar.

You’re probably a match if:

• You have strong experience with TypeScript and React, and expertise in CSS architecture.
• You’ve solved infrastructure or migration challenges at scale.
• You care about developer experience and user adoption.
• You’re curious about AI tooling and its impact on design systems.
• You’re a collaborative communicator who drives alignment across teams.

About the team:

The design system team at Canva builds foundations that empower teams to create consistent experiences at scale.