Canva
Technology
StaffProductionEngineer
“Staff Production Engineer at Canva. Skills: Production engineering, Reliability engineering, Distributed systems. Own an engagement area. Write production software”
What You'll Achieve.
Fewer incidents; Faster recovery; Lower severity; Latency bends right direction; Positively impacts customer experience; Ship more confidently; Less toil
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Production at scale experience, Embedded delivery experience, JVM or systems depth, Distributed systems in practice, Debugging large codebases, Influence without authority
Nice to Have
Kubernetes experience a plus
What You'll Do.
Own an engagement area
Write production software
Rebuild pieces causing problems
Optimize for reliability outcome
Strive for fewer incidents
Strive for faster recovery
Strive for lower severity
Strive for latency improvement
Bring back shared capability patterns
Develop trusted relationships
Guide teams to ship velocity
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Embedded alongside teams; Work shoulder to shoulder; Partnering closely with teams
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