Staff Backend Engineer - Experiments

Canva

Sydney, Australia
Remote
Distributed web applications on the jvm
Technical vision for pilot
Ai-driven product decisions
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design and play a leading role in the technical vision for Pilot, Canva's A/B testing and experimentation platform

Job Summary

  • Join the team redefining how the world experiences design and play a leading role in the technical vision for Pilot, Canva's A/B testing and experimentation platform.
  • Build the technical roadmap for AI-driven, self-serve product insights, working closely with PM, PD, Data Science and other teams to make sure the roadmap reflects what teams actually need.
  • You'll be one of the most experienced engineers in the room, and the team will look to you to raise the bar technically and help everyone grow.

Matching Summary

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design and play a leading role in the technical vision for Pilot, Canva's A/B testing and experimentation platform.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • distributed web applications on the JVM
  • technical vision for Pilot
  • AI-driven product decisions
  • architecture and design of experiments platform
  • analysis pipeline reliability and latency
  • technical north star for the team
  • large distributed cloud environments
  • large distributed data processing systems
  • strong SQL and data modelling skills

Nice-to-have

  • experience with other JVM languages
  • creative and conceptual problem-solving
  • resiliency techniques and patterns
  • cloud native technologies
  • genuine curiosity about AI
  • foundational understanding of core statistical concepts

Key Requirements

  • Experience developing distributed web applications on the JVM
  • Experience with planning, executing architectural changes
  • Deep knowledge of computer science and engineering fundamentals
  • An understanding of resiliency techniques and patterns
  • Experience working in large distributed cloud environments
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Experience facilitating collaboration and fostering positive working relationships
  • Experience guiding and mentoring other engineers
  • Experience working with large distributed data processing systems

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