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Senior Software Engineer (Reliability Foundations)

SeniorFull-timeOfficeMelbourne VIC, AustraliaInformation technologySoftware engineeringPosted 1 week agoVerified 1 week ago
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About the job

This job is about joining a dynamic team that is redefining how the world experiences design. As a part of the Reliability Foundations team, you will work collaboratively to tackle reliability challenges and improve system quality across Canva’s platform. The team values flexibility and adaptability, allowing you to choose the best approach to deliver meaningful, lasting improvements.

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Designing and improving systems

Designing, building, and improving large-scale production systems that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
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Partnering with teams

Partnering with multiple teams to find and fix systemic issues in distributed systems, including scaling limits and performance bottlenecks.
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Leading investigations

Leading investigations into production issues and turning insights into concrete improvements with the teams who own the systems.

Key criteria

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Large-scale system design experience

5+ years designing and building production-facing systems.

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Backend engineering skills

Proven experience with Java, Python, or Golang.

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Complex issue resolution

Ability to diagnose and resolve production environment issues.

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5 criteria for this job
Large-scale system design experience
5+ years designing and building production-facing systems.

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Backend engineering skills
Proven experience with Java, Python, or Golang.

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Complex issue resolution
Ability to diagnose and resolve production environment issues.

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Mentoring experience
Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers within a team.

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Distributed systems knowledge
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and microservices.

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