Principal Front-End Engineer – Web Platform
Canva · Sydney
Job description
About the role
Canva is looking for a Principal Front-End Engineer to lead the Web Platform team in Sydney. You will shape how Canva loads, renders, and runs in the browser, ensuring a fast, seamless experience for millions of users.
Key responsibilities
- Own the technical direction for the web platform, setting architecture for server‑side rendering and React Server Components.
- Define quality standards and best‑practice patterns for the entire frontend specialty.
- Drive performance initiatives to achieve sub‑two‑second first‑page load times at Canva scale.
- Build measurement, observability, and engineering discipline that embed performance into the platform.
- Influence and mentor frontend engineers across product teams through design documents, prototypes, and migration guides.
Required profile
- Proven experience leading frontend architecture for large‑scale web applications.
- Deep understanding of web performance engineering and observability.
- Strong communication skills to define standards and guide cross‑functional teams.
Required skills
- React
- Server‑side rendering (SSR)
- React Server Components
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