Canva

3 weeks ago

Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Platform

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Job Summary

Lead the technical direction for Canva’s hybrid mobile platform that powers iOS and Android experiences used by hundreds of millions of users. You’ll own the architecture and integrations behind “build once, ship native,” ship production code from day one, and shape patterns adopted across frontend and mobile specialties. Partner with product groups, mentor Principal/Staff engineers, and drive performance, reliability, observability, and cross-platform capabilities forward.

Location: Adelaide

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time · Permanent

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Own the technical direction for a hybrid stack that deploys to multiple runtimes while maximizing reusability without sacrificing performance or UX.
•Build and evolve the architecture and supporting libraries that enable “build once, ship native” experiences across iOS, Android, and web.
•Ship production code early with the team, influencing outcomes by committing and living in the codebase.
•Lead the mobile capabilities roadmap for the next decade by defining what’s needed and owning the path to delivery.
•Partner with dependent product groups and mentor Staff/Senior engineers while overseeing architectural decisions (no direct reports).

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Built or significantly evolved a large-scale hybrid mobile architecture in production with a shared codebase running on iOS and Android (React Native/React ideal).
•Led a meaningful migration of a mature mobile product onto a new architecture, shipping on a live, growing product at scale.
•Demonstrated principal-level leadership by operating where both the problem and solution are unknown and bringing multiple leaders to technical consensus.
•Deep mobile fundamentals across iOS and Android with fluency in how the same patterns map across web for cross-platform architecture.
•Still write and commit code day to day, bringing AI fluency to mobile engineering workflows.

Experience:Cross-platform mobileHybrid appsMobile performance

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCollaborationTechnical decision-makingInfluence without authority

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ReactReact NativeBazelIOSAndroidRustCExpoSystem languagesCI/CDOver-the-air updatesPerformance profilingObservability

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

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor

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Canva

3 weeks ago

Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Platform

✓ 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: Adelaide

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time · Permanent

Job Function: Software Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Own the technical direction for a hybrid stack that deploys to multiple runtimes while maximizing reusability without sacrificing performance or UX.
•Build and evolve the architecture and supporting libraries that enable “build once, ship native” experiences across iOS, Android, and web.
•Ship production code early with the team, influencing outcomes by committing and living in the codebase.
•Lead the mobile capabilities roadmap for the next decade by defining what’s needed and owning the path to delivery.
•Partner with dependent product groups and mentor Staff/Senior engineers while overseeing architectural decisions (no direct reports).

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

•Built or significantly evolved a large-scale hybrid mobile architecture in production with a shared codebase running on iOS and Android (React Native/React ideal).
•Led a meaningful migration of a mature mobile product onto a new architecture, shipping on a live, growing product at scale.
•Demonstrated principal-level leadership by operating where both the problem and solution are unknown and bringing multiple leaders to technical consensus.
•Deep mobile fundamentals across iOS and Android with fluency in how the same patterns map across web for cross-platform architecture.
•Still write and commit code day to day, bringing AI fluency to mobile engineering workflows.

Experience:Cross-platform mobileHybrid appsMobile performance

Skills:LeadershipMentoringCollaborationTechnical decision-makingInfluence without authority

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ReactReact NativeBazelIOSAndroidRustCExpoSystem languagesCI/CDOver-the-air updatesPerformance profilingObservability

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