Canva
Computer Software
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-WebEngineTeam-Infra
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“Senior Software Engineer - Web Engine Team - Infra at Canva. Skills: Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Monitoring. Investigate production issues. Resolve production issues”
What You'll Achieve.
Making sure exports are fast; Making sure exports are correct; Making sure exports are cost-efficient; Reliability of video export backend; Performance of video export backend; Cost efficiency of video export backend
Industry & Context.
Debugging and investigation skills; Diagnosing production performance issues; Pragmatic problem-solving
Participating in on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Backend systems in Java, Solid understanding of Kubernetes, Experience with AWS infrastructure, Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, Experience with monitoring and observability tools, Debugging and investigation skills, Comfortable working in a high-ownership environment, Clear communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience with video processing pipelines, Experience with media infrastructure, Experience with cost optimisation for cloud infrastructure, Familiarity with canary deployments, Familiarity with progressive rollout strategies, Familiarity with OpsGenie
What You'll Do.
Investigate production issues
Resolve production issues
Improve observability
Optimise Kubernetes worker configurations
Build automation and tooling
Manage infrastructure
Evolve infrastructure
Participate in on-call rotation
Collaborate with teams
Contribute to documentation
Contribute to runbooks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with teams across Video, Cloud Compute, Core Export, NVE, and Data Science; Work closely with other engineers on the Web Engine team; Work closely with cross-functional partners
Communication Scope
Clear communication skills; Written communication skills; Verbal communication skills
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. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you're near one), at home or a bit of both, it's up to you. 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: * Investigating and resolving production issues across the video export backend, including latency regressions, worker failures, and deployment safety gaps. * Improving monitoring, alerting, and observability for production workers across the video export pipeline. * Optimising Kubernetes worker configurations, including resource reservations, node pool strategies, and autoscaling behaviour. * Building automation and tooling to catch quality regressions before they reach production. * Managing and evolving Terraform-based infrastructure for video export services. * Participating in on-call rotation for a tier 1 service. * Collaborating with teams across Video, Cloud Compute, Core Export, NVE, and Data Science on cross-cutting infrastructure concerns. * Contributing to documentation, runbooks, and knowledge sharing. You're probably a match if * You have strong experience with backend systems in Java or a similar language. * You have a solid understanding of Kubernetes: deployments, resource management, node pools, autoscaling, and debugging pod/container issues. * You have experience with AWS in
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