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What you’d be doing in this roleAs Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA — and we like to think that’s part of the fun. This role sits within Infrastructure Observability, where we build the platforms that give engineers deep, reliable insight into how Canva behaves in production.At the moment, this role is focused on:Owning and leading a high performing engineering team, with a strong focus on career development, wellbeing, and impactPartnering with Engineering Managers and Staff Engineers to define and execute Canva’s longer term observability strategyTranslating high level goals into clear roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plansOwning the reliability, availability, and performance of Canva’s critical observability platforms, including tracing and exception systemsDriving modernisation of the observability stack, including deeper OpenTelemetry adoption and platform improvementsEnsuring observability capabilities translate into intuitive, effective developer experiences across workflows, visualisations, and toolingYou’re probably a match ifYou’ve held a technical leadership role, including people leadership or team management experienceYou’ve built, operated, or supported large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS ideally)You have strong foundations in computer engineering and systems thinkingYou care deeply about reliability, scalability, and developer experienceYou communicate clearly and can align teams through thoughtful documentation and discussionNice to have (but not essential):Experience with OpenTelemetryExperience working with observability tooling such as Grafana, Mimir, ClickHouse, or similarExperience coding in GoAbout the teamThe Observability Group enables Canva’s engineers to move fast without compromising reliability. We work across the full observability stack — from telemetry libraries and ingestion pipelines to storage platforms and developer-facing tools — combining best-in-class third-party solutions with in-house platforms built at Canva scale.What’s in it for you?Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard — and you’ll find plenty of moments of magic, connection, and fun along the way. We also offer a range of benefits to support you inside and outside of work, including:Equity packages — we want our success to be yours tooInclusive parental leave for all parents and carersAn annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, connection, and workspace needsFlexible leave options to recharge, give back, or focus on what matters mostCheck out lifeatcanva.com for more info.Other stuff to knowWe make hiring decisions based on experience, skills, and passion — and how you’ll help Canva and our culture thrive. We celebrate all kinds of backgrounds, so even if you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you. Interviews are conducted virtually.
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