Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Workflows

Canva
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Cross-team collaboration","Communication","Mentorship","Strategic planning"]

Lead the Mobile Workflows team’s infrastructure for Canva’s portable, native-grade mobile experience. You’ll own mobile development tooling (simulator/emulator setup, device orchestration, CLI tools), evolve the mobile test automation framework, and define CI/CD quality gating for synthetic and integration testing. Align cross-team stakeholders across Native Infra, Cross Platform, and DevX to consolidate workflows, codify mobile testing standards, and build shared quality signals—while mentoring engineers.

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Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Workflows

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Job Summary

Lead the Mobile Workflows team’s infrastructure for Canva’s portable, native-grade mobile experience. You’ll own mobile development tooling (simulator/emulator setup, device orchestration, CLI tools), evolve the mobile test automation framework, and define CI/CD quality gating for synthetic and integration testing. Align cross-team stakeholders across Native Infra, Cross Platform, and DevX to consolidate workflows, codify mobile testing standards, and build shared quality signals—while mentoring engineers.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own mobile development tooling by planning simulator/emulator setup, device orchestration, and CLI tools across iOS and Android.
  • •Lead the mobile test automation framework for synthetic and integration testing across platforms, coordinating scoping and delivery across teams.
  • •Set CI/CD quality gating strategy by surfacing and preventing quality issues before they reach production.
  • •Consolidate fragmented mobile workflows by driving alignment across Native Infra, Cross Platform, and DevX.
  • •Codify mobile testing standards and build shared quality signals, including company-wide triage workflows and monitoring, while mentoring the team.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Deep expertise in at least one mobile platform: iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin), with working knowledge of the other and cross-platform experience.
  • •Hands-on production experience with React Native (or comparable cross-platform mobile framework) at meaningful scale.
  • •Experience building or significantly shaping a mobile test automation framework (synthetic, integration, or E2E) with evidence other teams adopted it.
  • •Background defining quality gating strategy or improving CI/CD pipelines, including mobile build systems and device-farm integration.
  • •Track record scoping and delivering complex cross-team technical projects across multiple stakeholders.
Skills:Technical leadershipCross-team collaborationCommunicationMentorshipStrategic planning
Languages:English
Tech Stack:IOSSwiftAndroidKotlinReact NativeCross-platform mobile frameworksMobile test automationSynthetic testingIntegration testingE2E testingCI/CDMobile build systemsDevice orchestrationSimulatorsEmulatorsCLI toolsBrowserStackFirebase Test LabBazelMonorepo

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
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