Remote Frontend Software Engineer - Internationalization

Description:

• The position is for a Frontend Software Engineer focusing on Internationalization at Canva.
• The role involves designing, developing, and deploying solutions for software development, working closely with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features and experiments to customers worldwide.
• The engineer will primarily work on web frontend using Typescript, but may also need to work with other languages and environments.
• Facilitating knowledge sharing and advocating for engineering needs to non-technical team members within the group.
• Taking initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes, and solutions.
• Finding opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new insights and improvements.
• The ideal candidate will have commercial experience in a software development environment, experience in building SDKs or APIs, and a strong foundation in computer science and engineering fundamentals.
• Nice to have experience in localizing or internationalizing a software product.

Requirements:

• Commercial experience in a software development environment.
• Experience in building internal or external SDKs or APIs.
• Proficiency in frontend technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript, MobX, etc.
• Strong computer science and engineering fundamentals including asynchronous programming, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns.
• Understanding of browser rendering pipeline, event handling, WebWorkers, WebGL/WebGPU is a bonus.
• Previous experience in collaborative teamwork and effective communication.
• Strong problem-solving skills and passion for performance debugging and benchmarking.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Equity packages are offered to align success with employees.
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting all parents and carers.
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more.
• Flexible leave options empowering employees to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and supporting personal needs.