Canva

3 weeks ago

Staff Front-End Engineer - Design Systems

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Job Summary

Lead the design-system driven frontend platform at Canva, building a portable UI across web and React Native, guiding cross-team collaboration, and shaping scalable, AI-enabled design system capabilities for mobile-first experiences at scale.

Location: Melbourne

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Own the portable UI platform by shipping shared React components across web and React Native for Canva surfaces before end of 2026.
•Abstract cross-platform complexity so product teams gain portable-first capability automatically.
•Set standards for building, distributing, and consuming portable components to support current and future scale for 800+ engineers.
•Mentor engineers through design and code reviews, decisions, and day-to-day guidance during the platform shift from web-first to cross-platform.
•Influence product teams across the company to understand needs, sequence work, and drive platform adoption and impactful frontend strategy.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:EquityParental LeaveFlexible LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Design System Leadership: Experience developing or leading a design system, with a passion for platform stewardship and enablement.
•Web Technology Foundations: Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, Web APIs, JavaScript/TypeScript, React.
•Cross-Platform Development: Hands-on experience with cross-platform UI/UX development using React Native.
•Delivery at Scale: Proven track record of shipping large, cross-functional projects with reliable, scalable technical solutions.
•Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communicator and collaborator across cross-functional teams.

Experience:Design SystemsFrontendReactReact NativeWeb technologies

Skills:HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactReact NativeDesign SystemsWeb APIs

Languages:English

Tech Stack:HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactReact NativeWeb APIsAIDesign Systems

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

3 weeks ago

Staff Front-End Engineer - Design Systems

✓ 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: Melbourne

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Own the portable UI platform by shipping shared React components across web and React Native for Canva surfaces before end of 2026.
•Abstract cross-platform complexity so product teams gain portable-first capability automatically.
•Set standards for building, distributing, and consuming portable components to support current and future scale for 800+ engineers.
•Mentor engineers through design and code reviews, decisions, and day-to-day guidance during the platform shift from web-first to cross-platform.
•Influence product teams across the company to understand needs, sequence work, and drive platform adoption and impactful frontend strategy.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:EquityParental LeaveFlexible LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Design System Leadership: Experience developing or leading a design system, with a passion for platform stewardship and enablement.
•Web Technology Foundations: Deep understanding of HTML, CSS, Web APIs, JavaScript/TypeScript, React.
•Cross-Platform Development: Hands-on experience with cross-platform UI/UX development using React Native.
•Delivery at Scale: Proven track record of shipping large, cross-functional projects with reliable, scalable technical solutions.
•Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communicator and collaborator across cross-functional teams.

Experience:Design SystemsFrontendReactReact NativeWeb technologies

Skills:HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactReact NativeDesign SystemsWeb APIs

Languages:English

Tech Stack:HTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactReact NativeWeb APIsAIDesign Systems

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