Staff Frontend Engineer - Video

Setting the engineering standard for the team through code review, mentoring and the habits you bring.

You're probably a match if

You've been the technical lead on a team of engineers, and people came to you for direction because you'd earned it.

You're still hands-on. Writing code is part of how you lead, not something you've delegated away.

You've owned complex, interactive web applications used by a lot of people, and you can talk about what broke and what you changed.

You're strong in TypeScript and React, and comfortable making architectural calls that hold up as a product grows.

You think in systems. You understand how a frontend decision lands on the backend, and the other way round.

You take operational ownership seriously. You measure things, you watch rollouts, and you don't consider a project done at launch.

Nice to have

Audio engineering or audio processing experience. Genuinely useful here, but not something we'd hold out for.

Video editing, multimedia or content creation tools.

Real-time collaborative editing, including conflict resolution patterns like OT or CRDT.

Graphics programming or WebGL.

C++.

Design tools or other creative software.

About the team

The Video Editor team owns the experience of editing video at Canva: the timeline, the video-specific features that show up across every document type, the playback surfaces, and the video elements themselves. We sit inside the Video Group, alongside the teams building the native engine, the effects platform and the video AI work.

Video is at an interesting point. It's one of the biggest things our community does with Canva, the market has shifted so that almost everything is video now, and we're rebuilding the technical foundations to go after that properly. If you want the scope to change the direction of a product rather than maintain one, this is a good moment to arrive.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard, and we do, but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's on offer:

Equity packages, because we want our success to be yours too

Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers

An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup and more

Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge, and support you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

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