Canva

Computer Software

PrincipalSoftwareEngineer-MobilePlatform

A$220–300k ~AI est. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Platform at Canva. Skills: Mobile Platform, Cross-platform engineering, Hybrid stack architecture. Own technical direction for hybrid stack. Build platform architecture”

What You'll Achieve.

Hybrid stack ships to production; Architecture holds up; Patterns are adopted

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience, Hybrid stack expertise, React Native production experience, Mobile runtime experience, iOS and Android native fundamentals, Cross-platform architecture experience, Mobile performance optimization experience, Engineering fundamentals from CS background, Active individual contribution

Nice to Have

Live migrations production experience, System languages Rust or C experience, Open-source contributions, Mobile CI/CD experience

What You'll Do.

Own technical direction for hybrid stack

Build platform architecture

Build mobile capabilities

Define needed capabilities

Own path to building capabilities

Influence product groups

Partner with product groups

Oversee architectural decisions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Peer engineers; Product groups

Full 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 Collingwood is home to our Melbourne campus - a vibrant, creative hub for connection and impactful work. While Sydney is home to our HQ, Melbourne brings its own unique vibe, with local artwork, lush greenery, and thoughtfully designed spaces to help you collaborate, focus, and feel part of a welcoming community. This role is based in Melbourne, 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. What you’d be doing in this role Mobile Platform owns how Canva runs on iOS and Android. Every product team at Canva builds on top of what this group ships. Hundreds of millions of users open Canva on a phone or tablet, and the architecture that powers that experience is one of the most important technical bets the company is making right now. The aim is to build bespoke solution that utilises React, React Native and Bazel to enable “Build once, ship native” experiences across iOS, Android, and web. The supporting libraries (many of which will be written in a system language), the runtime, the observability, the capabilities every product team needs to deliver mobile experiences that feel native on every device a user might pick up. There's a second reason this work matters now. This will be a role to lead a world class problem that not many have solved or even seen before. It's one of the more ambitious cross-platform engineering programs that requires strong leadership to navigate frontend, mobile, platform and infra challenges, and the decisions made in this role shape how Canva builds for the next decade

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