Canva
Staff Backend Engineer- Java (Remote across ANZ)
Found: September 12, 2025
This role is remote across ANZ with the option to work from Canva's offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, or Adelaide.
What you'll do:
- Define the technical roadmap and architecture for API platforms.
- Guide implementation and mentor engineers.
- Propose innovative solutions for distributed cloud infrastructure.
You're probably a match if:
- You have 10+ years of experience in developing distributed web applications on the JVM, particularly with Java.
- You possess strong communication skills and experience in mentoring.
- You have expertise in asynchronous programming and cloud environments, ideally AWS.
About the team:
The API Platform team is responsible for tools and libraries that empower Canva’s engineers to scale backend services to billions of users.