Principal Frontend Engineer (relocation To Australia Required)

Canva

Sydney, Australia
Remote
React, typescript, mobx expertise
Large-scale frontend systems design
Browser runtimes and memory management
You’ll architect and lead the technical direction for Canva’s frontend systems, making key design decisions that balance performance, scalability, and user experience

Job Summary

  • You’ll architect and lead the technical direction for Canva’s frontend systems, making key design decisions that balance performance, scalability, and user experience.
  • You’ll collaborate with senior Principal and Staff Engineers to establish technical standards and best practices, while progressively taking ownership of architectural decisions.
  • This is a rare opportunity to influence the foundations of one of the most complex frontend applications in the world, built by hundreds of engineers and used by over 250 million users each month.

Matching Summary

You’ll architect and lead the technical direction for Canva’s frontend systems, making key design decisions that balance performance, scalability, and user experience.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • React, TypeScript, MobX expertise
  • Large-scale frontend systems design
  • Browser runtimes and memory management
  • Technical leadership and vision
  • Frontend architecture and scalability

Nice-to-have

  • Inspiring and guiding others
  • Bringing clarity to complexity
  • Industry connections and open-source contributions

Key Requirements

  • Extensive web frontend experience
  • Proven record of building sustainable, scalable architectures
  • Deep expertise in React, JavaScript runtimes, React Native
  • Strong systems architecture skills
  • Technical leadership in large environments

Work Rights

Relocation to Australia required

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