Software Engineering Manager - Product And Feature Development
Canva, Australia
Job Description
At Canva, we work every day to make a significant positive impact on society. Our mission is to democratise design and empower creativity for anyone, on any device and platform.
Since launch in April 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 30 million users in over 100 languages. We are the most valuable technology company in Australia, and one of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies in the world. We’re a values-driven organization with an engineering mindset that applies to everything that we do. Last year we continued to increase revenue and profitability, grew our valuation, and cracked the Top 10 in the Cloud 100.
Canva’s intuitive suite of design tools is built by an amazing team of engineers, designers, and product specialists from all over the world. As the features and services of our product suite expand, we’re setting some large and ambitious goals and thus -- are seeking Software Engineering Managers to lead software engineering squads focused on delivering new features and values to our users.
Role Responsibilities
Develop and execute on technical strategies and roadmaps by overseeing and driving delivery of highly complex, green-field projects which venture into new domains for the business - your roadmap will encompass innovative "big bets" that will deliver step-change growth for Canva
Drive planning and refinement of seasonal goals, ensuring there is alignment between the company, group, and teams
Foster a culture of communication, bridging the communication gap between teams, group, and company leadership
Invest in working with engineers on growth and development opportunities to help further their skillset and grow into new roles, with an ability to deliver relevant and timely feedback (positive & constructive) to help them to continuously improve and learn
Be heavily involved in hiring; build and grow high-performing and highly engaged teams of world-class engineers by attracting, interviewing, and seleting talent for your group
Coordinating and communicating across various specialties and parts of the business to understand the impact and feasibility of strategy goals within the group.
Drive delivery of large, cross team and cross group initiatives and projects from ideation to completion.
Job Specification
Required Skills and Experience
Five or more (5+) years of technical and people leadership as a manager of managers / leader of leads
Previously built high-performing and collaborative teams where everyone is able to share their best ideas and be their best selves
Previous experience as a Software Engineer - in tune with software engineering fundamentals and first principles
A healthy balance of strong technical and people leadership skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; with the ability to work with a diverse range of individuals from different backgrounds, with different expertise, and with different professional and personal needs
Experience making careful engineering tradeoffs, particularly around "Build vs Buy", evaluating potential third party systems to partner with, and managing and working with vendors to meet Canva's business needs
Strong customer focus to understand the use cases and requirements of internal stakeholders, and identify opportunities to empower them to do their best work
Be capable of leading by example - promoting Canva’s values, no-blame mentality, and engineering values.
Bonus Experience (not required)
Previous experience developing cloud based / SaaS products
Previous experience working cross-functionally with Product Managers, Designers, and other business functions outside of engineering
Familarity with AWS; and web applications built in Java or other JVM languages
Perks & Benefits
Competitive salary, plus stock options via our ESOP plan
Flexible daily working hours, we value work-life balance
Breakfast and lunch prepared by our wonderful Vibe team in Sydney HQ
Onsite-Gym and Yoga Membership
End-of-Trip Facilities: Bicycle parking and showers
Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy
Pet-friendly offices
Internal Coaching and Employee Support Programs
Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations
This role is open to remote applicants within Australia that do not need visa sponsorship. We will require occasional travel to Sydney up to three times per quarter, once it is safe to do so.
The Canva workspace is set up for you to do your best work and have a great time doing so, with breakout areas, little nooks, and quiet places to retreat.
If you're seeking professional growth and enjoy working on complex, large-scale, online products that delight our millions of individual and business users alike all over the world - then apply now to be considered for the position!