Senior Software Engineer (Developer Tooling) - Python/Java

Canva
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Collaboration","Documentation","Stakeholder management","Mentorship","Systems thinking"]

Own end-to-end backend developer tooling that improves the inner loop for Python and Java engineers at scale. You’ll design, document, and ship infrastructure and developer-experience projects across IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releases—then operate and evolve them using real developer feedback and telemetry. Work closely with backend, platform, and infrastructure teams to reduce systemic friction and enable self-service automation, CI/CD, and monitoring.

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Senior Software Engineer (Developer Tooling) - Python/Java

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end backend developer tooling that improves the inner loop for Python and Java engineers at scale. You’ll design, document, and ship infrastructure and developer-experience projects across IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releases—then operate and evolve them using real developer feedback and telemetry. Work closely with backend, platform, and infrastructure teams to reduce systemic friction and enable self-service automation, CI/CD, and monitoring.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end technical solutions spanning complex backend developer experience and infrastructure projects across multiple systems and domains.
  • •Drive projects from design docs through stakeholder buy-in, implementation, testing, rollout, adoption, and long-term operation.
  • •Build developer-facing tools and automation, including self-service platforms, services, and CLIs that reduce dependency on platform teams.
  • •Improve Python and Java engineering workflows across local development, IDEs, dependency management, builds, testing, CI/CD, and releases.
  • •Develop and operate monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and diagnostic tools, using telemetry and real developer feedback to prioritize improvements and assess impact.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Substantial hands-on programming experience in Python and/or Java, with strong background in Platform Engineering, Developer Experience, or backend software engineering.
  • •Proven experience building and operating production backend systems, developer tooling, or internal platforms at scale.
  • •Experience supporting large engineering organizations of 1,000+ engineers.
  • •Strong experience with AWS or GCP and thorough Kubernetes experience in production environments.
  • •Experience building and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines at scale using Buildkite, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar, plus familiarity with monorepo build tools like Bazel or Gradle.
Experience:Platform engineeringDeveloper experienceBackend engineeringDeveloper toolingCI/CD
Skills:CollaborationDocumentationStakeholder managementMentorshipSystems thinking
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonJavaAWSGCPKubernetesBuildkiteJenkinsGitLab CIBazelGradleCI/CDTerraformAnsibleCloudFormationCLIsTelemetryMonitoringLogging

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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