Canva’s Commitment and Mission
At Canva, we celebrate diversity. We deeply believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expression is key to building the best product, team and company. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you!
Our mission at Canva is to empower the world to design and since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 75 million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 2,800 people… and the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.
Join us and design your future.
We’re looking for the next generation of Canvanauts! What is a Canvanaut you ask? It’s someone who is part of the Canva team and we’ve developed a program to support you in becoming one.
About Canva’s Launchpad Program
Launchpad is for career starters looking to lay the foundations for a successful, fulfilling and exciting career. Whether you’re fresh out of university, high school or looking to make a change early on in your career, we’ve crafted a 12-month professional development program that sets you, a Canvanaut Launcher, up with the skills and network you need to be successful at Canva (and beyond!). Alongside your Launchpad cohort, you’ll work on impactful projects, develop a network of Launchers and Canvanauts, and build foundations that will support you as your career takes off.
It’s probably worth noting that this opportunity is a full-time, permanent position. We’re looking for the talent of tomorrow and the Launchpad Program is designed to support you in the first 12-months of your journey at Canva.
Being a Canvanaut Launcher
Our goal is to upskill all of our Launchers for progression. We want you to reach for the stars and achieve amazing things throughout the year, so rather than grabbing coffees and making friends with the photocopier, we provide you with a structured program that is all about learning, building your professional network and taking on projects that will make a difference to Canva and our community. Throughout all of this, you’ll learn to apply best-practice software engineering focused on strong software development fundamentals and pragmatism straight from some of the best software engineers in the world.
You’ll work on solving real-life challenges faced by our design community with the support of a Coach and a Buddy who will provide you with all of the guidance you need to succeed.
Goals you’ll achieve
Launchpad kicks off with Canva’s very own Blastoff Orientation Bootcamp (BOB), two weeks of tailored orientation to give you the Canva context and the confidence to navigate specialty tasks. From there, you’ll dive into a 12-month program that includes monthly;
- Skills workshops hosted by our awesome team
- Social events and coffee dates with fellow Launchers and Canvanauts
- ‘Sit-Down’ Events where you get to showcase your work and learnings
How We Hire
We hire based on your strengths. If you are keen to do a Backend-focused role, you'll be working on a massive distributed backend environment built on Java microservices, hosted on AWS, and utilizing a variety of tools, technologies, services, and libraries. If your interest lies in Frontend technologies, you'll be working on a fat client layer built on Native JavaScript and a React, Mobx, Typescript stack. We've got some nifty bespoke components that create a bit of magic as well!
Once we’ve reviewed and screened your application, the first step will be an interview with our recruitment team followed by a coding interview. Lastly, a final interview with our software engineers! We will provide you with feedback at every stage of the process.
This will be perfect for you if you:
Please note that unfortunately, Canva does not sponsor immigration visas for graduate roles at this time.
Working at Canva
Our culture is unlike anywhere else and we design your #CanvaLife experience to empower you to do the best work of your life.
Whether you’re in the office, working from home or choosing your own adventure, our benefits for permanent Canvanauts include:
- Equity packages for you to truly be a part of the Canva journey.
- We have a hybrid work model (in-office & from home), so while our offices are always open to you, we aim to come together for 8 days a year at minimum - balancing flexibility and connection
- Flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development.
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance. This is for you to spend on whatever will support your wellbeing and development.. because you know what you need to Vibe and Thrive, better than anyone.
- Virtual and in-office wellness benefits including Canva University, Employee Assistant Programs and Fitness & Meditation Classes.
- Canva For Good program matching your not-for-profit donations, Force for Good leave (3 paid volunteering days) and a range of sustainability and ethical initiatives to get involved in.
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.