Canva

Computer Software

SeniorSoftwareEngineer(Infrastructure)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) at Canva. Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Security, Golang/Python. Design platforms and automations. Implement platforms and automations”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable secure, auditable access to cloud resources; Ensure scalable, high-availability, and secure infrastructure; Build deep expertise in cloud security; Drive improvements to operational excellence; Future-proof Canva's access control systems; Reduce complexity burden of using the Cloud; Provide guardrails for compliant, low-friction access; Shift from reactive permission-granting to proactive, automated platform; Ensure compliant, auditable access; Fully embed secure principles into common workflows

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

Systems thinking ability to design solutions considering scale, reliability, and security trade-offs

Eligibility Requirements

Sharing on-call responsibilities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Coding proficiency in Golang or Python, Meaningful experience designing, maintaining, and automating cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP), Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, Interest in cloud security and access control patterns, Exposure to deploying and managing containerized workloads in cloud environments, Systems thinking ability, Communication skills

Nice to Have

GCP experience desirable, Terraform (preferred), Kubernetes experience is a plus

What You'll Do.

Design platforms and automations

Implement platforms and automations

Maintain platforms and automations

Develop infrastructure solutions

Build expertise in cloud security

Collaborate with engineering teams

Participate in architecture reviews

Participate in solution design meetings

Participate in hiring interviews

Participate in code reviews

Drive improvements to operational excellence

Contribute to IaC best practices

Propose new approaches

Implement new approaches

Share on-call responsibilities

Maintain health of critical infrastructure services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborating with engineering teams across Canva; Understand operational needs; Build appropriate abstractions; Participate in architecture reviews; Participate in solution design meetings; Participate in hiring interviews; Participate in code reviews; Explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

Communication Scope

Explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders

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 Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, 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 flavour 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: * Designing, implementing and maintaining platforms and automations that enable secure, auditable access to cloud resources without requiring direct production access * Developing infrastructure solutions with scalability, high-availability, and security as primary design principles * Building and deepening your expertise in cloud security patterns, IAM, and least-privilege access models across AWS (GCP experience desirable) * Collaborating with engineering teams across Canva to understand their operational needs and build appropriate abstractions * Participating in architecture reviews, solution design meetings, hiring interviews, and code reviews * Driving improvements to operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and incident response practices * Contributing to infrastructure-as-code best practices using Terraform and other IaC tools * Proposing and implementing new approaches to ensure we future-proof Canva's access control systems as we continue scaling globally * Sharing on-call responsibilities and maintain the health of critical infrastructure services If you've built things in the clou

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