Software Engineer (Java), Organising Content, Teams & Education (Open to remote across ANZ)

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Requirements:

• Extensive experience developing distributed web applications, with a deep understanding of Java.
• A track record of successfully planning and executing complex architectural changes, with a strong focus on creative problem-solving rather than reliance on specific frameworks or libraries.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to foster a positive working environment across stakeholders and engineers.
• Proven experience mentoring and guiding engineering teams, unblocking technical challenges, and serving as a role model.
• Mastery of computer science and engineering fundamentals such as concurrency, data structures, and distributed systems, along with a strong grasp of resiliency techniques like load balancing, throttling, back pressure, and circuit breaking.
• Hands-on experience working in large distributed cloud environments (AWS preferred) and familiarity with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Terraform.

Responsibilities:

• Building out brand new services for supporting the storage of all asset types in Canva and integrating with existing services across Folders, Media, Video, Audio, Document and Search.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and designing scalable solutions.
• Help the team to build and deliver great user experiences
• Leading continuous improvement efforts within your team.
• Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to the team’s domain as and when they arise, and being part of team’s rostered on call rotation.
• Providing on-call support for critical Canva services.
• Staying updated on industry trends and best practices to innovate and improve the domain owned by the team.
• Play a leading role in delivering the services powering the AI Powered DAM, collaborating across T&E, Media Platform, and Product Platform.
• Propose innovative approaches and solutions to future-proof Canva's product decision platforms and deliver on business outcomes.
• Engage with others to shape the improvements through writing design documents and running design meetings.
• Advocate for best practices that enhance service performance, resilience, and adaptability.
• Design and implement the most intricate aspects of the system, showcasing your aptitude for tackling complex technical challenges effectively.
• Guide the implementation of major projects, planning task breakdown and keeping engineers in sync using excellent verbal and written communication skills, including architectural diagrams.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers, assisting them in their professional development and helping them navigate technical challenges.
• Have a widespread impact across the organization by facilitating and orchestrating cross-team initiatives that set a higher standard for reliability, velocity, and security.