Senior Frontend Engineer - Design Systems Evolution

Canva

Melbourne, Australia
Equity pyckages included; not specified base salar...
On-site
Strong commercial experience with typescript
Deep expertise in react development
Css architecture and modern web apis
This role focuses on owning standards, layout primitives, and testing tooling that underpin Canva's Easel and broader frontend codebase

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on owning standards, layout primitives, and testing tooling that underpin Canva's Easel and broader frontend codebase.
  • The team is responsible for driving large-scale technical quality improvements and defining migration strategies across the frontend ecosystem.
  • Canva offers equity packages, inclusive parental leave, and an annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support employee wellbeing.

Matching Summary

This role focuses on owning standards, layout primitives, and testing tooling that underpin Canva's Easel and broader frontend codebase.

Salary

Equity packages included; Not specified base salary; Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance provided

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strong commercial experience with TypeScript
  • Deep expertise in React development
  • CSS architecture and modern web APIs
  • Systems-level perspective on frontend ecosystems
  • Experience with large-scale UI testing infrastructure

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with React Native
  • Curiosity about AI tooling and LLMs
  • Collaborative communication skills
  • Mentoring and capability uplift initiatives
  • Interest in agentic workflows and MCP

Key Requirements

  • Commercial experience with TypeScript and React
  • Proven track record of solving infrastructure challenges at scale
  • Ability to influence across teams in complex environments

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