Senior Software Engineer (Developer Tooling) - Python/Java

Senior Software Engineer (Developer Tooling) - Python/Java Full-time Recruitment type: Permanent Job Description Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming, and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect.

This role is based in Sydney, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. What you'd be doing in this role As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavor of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: Owning end-to-end technical solutions Designing, documenting, and implementing complex backend developer experience and infrastructure projects spanning multiple systems, domains, and language ecosystems Driving projects from initial design doc through stakeholder buy-in, implementation, testing, rollout, adoption, and long-term operation Building developer-facing tools and automation Creating pragmatic automation that eliminates repetitive manual work for engineers Building self-service platforms, services, and CLIs that reduce dependency on platform teams Improving workflows for Python and Java backend engineers across local development, IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releases Developing monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and diagnostic tools that proactively surface issues Collaborating and enabling engineering teams Partnering with backend, platform, and infrastructure teams to understand pain points and gather requirements Translating developer needs, business goals, and technical constraints into scalable solutions Using telemetry and real developer feedback to prioritize improvements and evaluate their impact Sharing knowledge through documentation, tech talks, and mentorship of junior engineers You’re probably a match if You have a strong background in Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, or backend software engineering, with substantial hands-on programming experience in Python and/or Java You have a proven track record of building and operating production backend systems, developer tooling, or internal platforms at scale You have experience supporting large engineering organizations of 1,000 or more engineers You have strong experience with AWS or GCP You have thorough Kubernetes experience in production environments You have built and maintained complex CI/CD pipelines at scale using Buildkite, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar technologies You have experience with Bazel, Gradle, or similar monorepo build tools - Bazel experience is highly valued You understand modern Python or JVM development workflows, including dependency management, testing, packaging, debugging, and IDE integration You have implemented comprehensive monitoring, logging, telemetry, and alerting You are proficient with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or similar tools Highly Valued (Nice to Have) Real product development experience building production services or systems in Python or Java Experience with release automation and deployment safety mechanisms Background in developer tooling, IDE integrations, or language ecosystem stewardship Experience leading large-scale ecosystem migrations or tooling transformations Contributions to