Senior Frontend Engineer - Video AI

Company Description Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where And How You Can Work Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. However if you live anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, you have a choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. Job Description What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. About The Group/Team The Video AI team at Canva is at the forefront of revolutionizing online video editing with pioneering AI/ML features. Our mission is to make multimedia storytelling fast, effortless, and enjoyable for everyone. As we develop incredible new features to boost productivity for our rapidly growing user base, we're looking for talented software engineers to help shape the future of video content creation. This is your chance to join at a thrilling moment. With technology advancing swiftly, you will have a direct impact on our ambitious plans to scale AI/ML experiences for over 100 million active users. Canva video boasts one of the largest audiences of content creators worldwide. By integrating innovative "magic" AI capabilities into our product, we empower creators to design exceptional videos. Work within a dynamic full-stack team and make this vision a reality. About The Role/Specialty As a software engineer in Video AI, you'll have the exciting opportunity to write high-quality, performant frontend code, and take the lead in evolving our video editor, ensuring it remains modular, extensible, and testable—making it a pleasure to work with. You'll collaborate across various domains and products, offering ample opportunities to connect with diverse teams and experts. If you're passionate about innovation and eager to make an impact, this is a role not to be missed. What You’ll Do (responsibilities) Design, develop and deploy solutions to challenging problems, working closely with other engineers, designers and product managers to deliver features and experiments that will be used by millions of users monthly and make a global impactOwn the entire lifecycle of the code; design, prototyping, development, testing, maintenance, and subsequent fixes and improvements as required to support the product roadmapCollaborate on technical decisions related to our in-browser and cross-platform video editing pipelineDeveloping novel solutions for video and audio composition by leveraging open-source and internal libraries e.g. compositing, filters and effectsLeveraging browser and native APIs to process high-resolution video and audio content in real-time and faster-than-real-timeWork closely with product managers, designers, machine learning, frontend and backend engineers to research and develop magic AI featuresFacilitate knowledge sharing and effectively advocate for engineering needs to non-technical stakeholders within the groupDemonstrate initiative and ownership in achieving goals, improving processes and solutionsIdentify opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new ideas and improvements that help achieve our goals What We're Looking For Passionate and engaged in the video and audio space – rendering and composition of videos, 2D text rendering, audio manipulations, video encoding and decoding, etcExcellent computer science fundamentalsExperience building audio and video processing technology, ideally with experience deploying across multiple platforms (web, iOS, Android and backend)Excited by solving hard problems – cross-platform video editing is a hard problem and requires deep exploration through prototyping and technical problem solvingSomeone who has (or wants to build) an understanding of AI in the context of audio and video applicationsSomeone to jump into product development to continually ship value to usersExcellent communication to build relationships with a diverse group of people and help drive impact across the company Requirements Proficient in JavaScript, with a solid grasp of the web platformSkilled in crafting efficient, reusable code for audio and video processing, as well as UI components, including thorough testingExperienced in developing robust applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptKnowledgeable and experienced in cross-browser and cross-device developmentPossesses a comprehensive understanding of fundamental browser concepts, such as the event loop, bubbling/capturing, and rendering pipelineAdept at using GLSL or WebGL for advanced video processing Bonus Experience Audio signal processing knowledgeVideo technology knowledge around filters and effects, dynamic compositingHTML videoGraphics programmingGLSL / WebGLTypeScript (or other typed languages), React and MobX Don't tick all the boxes? Don't worry about that - nobody does! We’d still love to hear from you! At Canva, we know that great engineers come from a variety of backgrounds, and we value passion, curiosity, and a willingness to learn just as much as specific experience. If you're excited about this role but don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply, you might a great fit in ways you didn’t expect! 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 stack 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 - we want our success to be yours tooInclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carersAn annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & moreFlexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info. Other Stuff To Know We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.