Senior Frontend Engineer - Design Systems Experience

Job Description

• Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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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.

• Improve the usability, discoverability, and developer experience of our design system through documentation, tooling, and design system enhancements.

• Identify and deliver on opportunities to reduce friction for consumers, balancing thoroughness with timely execution.

• Own and maintain key systems or tools, ensuring their operational health and continued relevance.

• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product teams across Canva to understand pain points and refine solutions.

• Advocate for engineering and developer experience needs to non-technical stakeholders.

• Codify and share knowledge through concise documentation, presentations, and internal engagement.

You're probably a match if

• Experience with Typescript/React — deep knowledge of CSS architecture, web platform APIs, React Native is a plus

• Experience with infrastructure or migration problems at scale — CSS architecture, UI testing infrastructure, large-scale component migrations, or similar work on a platform product, requiring collaboration and advocacy across teams

• A systems-level perspective — thinking beyond individual components to the standards, practices, and migration strategies that affect the whole frontend specialty

• Genuine interest in user experience — you care about adoption and usability of the things you build, not just the technical quality

• Curiosity about how AI tooling (LLMs, agentic workflows, MCP) is changing how engineers build and consume design systems

About the team

A design system is a collection of design guidelines, reusable user interface components, and related resources and tools. Canva has three design system teams working on our shared mission is to build a world-class design system that empowers Canva staff to craft consistent and excellent experiences at scale.

The Design System Experience team focuses on making the design system easy to learn, discover, and use. We drive self-serve documentation, tooling, and usability-focused improvements across Easel — Canva’s design system.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more

• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.