Senior Python Software Engineer - Backend Workflows (Remote)

6d6 days ago

Canva

Sydney, AU · Full-time · A$190,000 – A$260,000

About this role

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Our flagship campus is in Sydney with spaces in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. You choose to work in the office, at home or a bit of both, open to remote across ANZ.

Shape the Python language ecosystem with a product and platform mindset, partnering with Infra and Product teams to support Canva’s AI strategy. Architect and deliver high-impact solutions that uplift the Python developer experience while ensuring engineering excellence.

Part of Developer Workflows, the Backend Workflows team empowers backend engineers by removing friction from the software lifecycle. Collaborate across platform and product teams to deliver scalable workflows supporting Canva’s growth.

Advocate for best practices, drive ecosystem migrations and shape long-term IDE tooling vision. Elevate Python to a first-class experience, enabling engineers to do their best work and contribute to Canva’s success.

Requirements

Expert-level Python experience, with familiarity in modern development ecosystems and tools such as Bazel
Demonstrated leadership and ownership of complex, high-impact engineering initiatives with accountability for outcomes
Deep commitment to engineering excellence and systems architecture, designing for scale, reliability and non-functional foundations
Extensive experience with containerization, Terraform, and GitOps, understanding production-grade infrastructure
Background in integrating ML applications into platform or backend systems, understanding AI/ML toolchains
Ability to translate customer and developer needs into impactful technical solutions with a product mindset

Responsibilities

Shape the Python language ecosystem with a strong product and platform mindset, defining clear development patterns and documentation
Architect, build and deliver high-impact solutions that uplift the Python developer experience at Canva
Advocate for Python engineering best practices across the organization, influencing teams and aligning to long-term strategy
Develop internal observability tooling and metrics for actionable insights on Python ecosystem investments
Drive org-wide ecosystem migrations and tooling transformations, owning design, rollout, telemetry, communication and maintenance
Shape and execute the long-term vision for IDE developer tooling to meet Python engineers' needs and industry trends

Benefits

Flexible work choices: office, home or hybrid
Flagship campus in Sydney, campus in Melbourne, co-working in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide
Open to remote across ANZ