Canva

2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Platform (C++ or Rust)

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Job Summary

Build and own Canva’s portable mobile libraries that run across iOS, Android, and web. In this hands-on Staff IC role, you’ll design the library interface, safety model, and ergonomics, writing production-grade system-language code in Rust or C++. You’ll work with engineers across mobile and frontend stacks, communicate through design docs, and help set the technical foundation used by hundreds of millions of users.

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time · Permanent

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and build portable libraries that run across iOS, Android, and web, shaping the interface, safety model, and ergonomics for every runtime.
•Write production-grade system-language libraries that are fast, safe, and reliable across devices Canva ships to.
•Collaborate with other Staff engineers to shape the Mobile Platform’s technical direction within a technical leadership group.
•Stay hands-on with code and implementation, since Canva does not have an architecture function for this role.
•Communicate across the stack so frontend/mobile engineers can consume the libraries, including producing design docs and engaging in technical debate.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Built production mobile software on iOS and Android, understanding where platforms diverge and how to create libraries that feel native on both.
•Shipped production code in Rust and/or C++, with portable libraries as the core focus of your work.
•Operated at Staff level in ambiguous problem spaces, shaping both the problem definition and experimental solutions.
•Demonstrated cross-platform fluency, including ABI boundaries, memory safety across language barriers, and FFI ergonomics.
•Communicate clearly via design docs that other engineers can act on, ensuring the libraries are understood by consumers.

Experience:MobileSystems programmingCross-platform

Skills:Technical communicationInfluenceProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:RustC++CReact NativeIOSAndroidWebJavaScriptExpo

Company Brief

Canva

Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.

Industry: Enterprise Software

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Founded: 2012

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Canva

2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Platform (C++ or Rust)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 3 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time · Permanent

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and build portable libraries that run across iOS, Android, and web, shaping the interface, safety model, and ergonomics for every runtime.
•Write production-grade system-language libraries that are fast, safe, and reliable across devices Canva ships to.
•Collaborate with other Staff engineers to shape the Mobile Platform’s technical direction within a technical leadership group.
•Stay hands-on with code and implementation, since Canva does not have an architecture function for this role.
•Communicate across the stack so frontend/mobile engineers can consume the libraries, including producing design docs and engaging in technical debate.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Built production mobile software on iOS and Android, understanding where platforms diverge and how to create libraries that feel native on both.
•Shipped production code in Rust and/or C++, with portable libraries as the core focus of your work.
•Operated at Staff level in ambiguous problem spaces, shaping both the problem definition and experimental solutions.
•Demonstrated cross-platform fluency, including ABI boundaries, memory safety across language barriers, and FFI ergonomics.
•Communicate clearly via design docs that other engineers can act on, ensuring the libraries are understood by consumers.

Experience:MobileSystems programmingCross-platform

Skills:Technical communicationInfluenceProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:RustC++CReact NativeIOSAndroidWebJavaScriptExpo

Company Brief

Canva

Industry: Enterprise Software

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Founded: 2012

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor