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Data Structures & Algorithms

Given two sorted lists, write a function to merge them into one sorted list.

Merge Sorted Lists

Compute Deviation

Find Bigrams

Write a function to create a single dataframe with complete addresses in the format of street, city, state, zip code.

Complete Addresses

Get Top N Frequent Words

Select the 2nd highest salary in the engineering department

2nd Highest Salary

Write a SQL query to create a histogram of the number of comments per user in the month of January 2020.

Comments Histogram

Write a query that returns all neighborhoods that have 0 users.

Empty Neighborhoods

Calculate the first touch attribution for each `user_id` that converted.

First Touch Attribution

Closest SAT Scores

Machine Learning

Encoding Categorical Features

Coefficients of Logistic Regression

Booking Regression

Job Recommendation

Say you are given a dataset of perfectly linearly separable data. What would happen when you run logistic regression?

Perfectly Separable

Probability

First to Six

500 Cards

Raining in Seattle

Found Item

Ad Raters

Statistics

P-value to a Layman

Reducing Error Margin

What are the assumptions of linear regression?

Assumptions of Linear Regression

You are testing hundreds of hypotheses with many t-tests. What considerations should be made?

Hundreds of Hypotheses

What statistical test could you use to determine which of two parcel types is better to use, given how often they are damaged?

Different Parcel Effectiveness

When an interviewer asks a question along the lines of:

<ul>
<li>What would your current manager say about you? What constructive criticisms might he give?</li>
<li>What are your three biggest strengths and weaknesses you have identified in yourself?</li>
</ul>

How would you respond?

When asked about your strengths in an interview, what is an effective way to respond?

When asked about your strengths in an interview, what is an effective way to respond?

Your Strengths and Weaknesses I

Which of the following is an acceptable strategy when discussing weaknesses in an interview?

Which of the following is an acceptable strategy when discussing weaknesses in an interview?

Your Strengths and Weaknesses II

What do you tell an interviewer when they ask you what your strengths and weaknesses are?

Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Brainteasers

When an interviewer asks you a question along the lines of:

<ul>
<li>Why did you apply to our company?</li>
<li>What are you looking for in your next job?</li>
<li>What makes you a good fit for our company?</li>
</ul>

How should you respond?

When asked 'What are you looking for in your next job?' in an interview, how can you tie the company's employee benefits into your response?

When asked 'What are you looking for in your next job?' in an interview, how can you tie the company's employee benefits into your response?

Why Do You Want to Work With Us I

How can company values be used effectively in an interview when asked 'What makes you a good fit for our company?'

How can company values be used effectively in an interview when asked 'What makes you a good fit for our company?'

Why Do You Want to Work With Us II

When responding to the question 'Why did you apply to our company?' during an interview, what aspect should you highlight?

When responding to the question 'Why did you apply to our company?' during an interview, what aspect should you highlight?

Why Do You Want to Work With Us III

How would you answer when an Interviewer asks why you applied to their company?

Why Do You Want to Work With Us

Describe a data project you worked on. What were some of the challenges you faced?

Describing a data project and its challenges

Hurdles In Data Projects

Analytics

How would you explain what a p-value is to someone who is not technical?

What does a p-value in a statistical test represent?

What does a p-value in a statistical test represent?

P-value to a Layman I

In a statistical test, how does a low p-value (less than 0.05) influence our decision about the null hypothesis?

In a statistical test, how does a low p-value (less than 0.05) influence our decision about the null hypothesis?

P-value to a Layman II

What are the assumptions of linear regression?

Which assumption of the residuals of the standard linear regression model can not be overcome by increasing the sample size?

Regression assumptions

Let’s say that you’re training a classification model.

How would you combat overfitting when building tree-based models?

Let's say that you're training a classification model.   How would you combat overfitting when building tree-based models?

Overfit Avoidance

How would you handle the data preparation for building a machine learning model using imbalanced data?

Addressing imbalanced data in machine learning through carefully prepared techniques.

Data Preparation for Imbalanced Data

Let’s say we’re comparing two machine learning algorithms. In which case would you use a bagging algorithm versus a boosting algorithm? 

Give an example of the tradeoffs between the two.

In machine learning, when would you use a bagging algorithm over a boosting algorithm?

In machine learning, when would you use a bagging algorithm over a boosting algorithm?

Bagging vs. Boosting

Bagging vs Boosting

Write a SQL query to select the 2nd highest salary in the engineering department.

Note: If more than one person shares the highest salary, the query should select the next highest salary.

Example:

Input:

<code>employees</code> table

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>first_name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>last_name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>salary</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>department_id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<code>departments</code> table

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Output:

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>salary</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Imagine you are asked to build a machine learning model to decide new loan approvals for a
financial firm. You ask the data department in the company for a subset of data to get started
working on the problem. The data includes different features about applicants such as age,
occupation, zip code, height, number of children, favorite color, etc. You decide to build
multiple machine learning models to test out different ideas before settling on the best one.

How would you explain the bias-variance tradeoff with regards to
building and choosing a model to use?

Bias vs. Variance Tradeoff

Explain the difference between the XGBoost and random forest algorithms and give an example where you would use one over the other.

Why might a data scientist choose to use XGBoost instead of Random Forest for a particular machine learning task?

Why might a data scientist choose to use XGBoost instead of Random Forest for a particular machine learning task?

XGBoost vs Random Forest: Choice

Xgboost vs Random Forest

How does random forest generate the forest? Additionally, why would we use it over other algorithms such as logistic regression?

What happens when you average the output on multiple decision trees?

What happens when you average the output on multiple decision trees?

Average Trees

Random Forest Explanation

What is the difference between Logistic and Linear Regression?

When would use one instead of the other in practice?

What is the difference between Logistic and Linear Regression?

Linear vs Logistic Regression

Let’s say that you work at a B2B SAAS company that’s interested in testing the pricing of different levels of subscriptions.

Your project manager comes to you and asks you to run a two-week-long A/B test to test an increase in pricing.

How would you approach designing this test? How would you determine whether the increase in pricing is a good business decision?

Testing Price Increase

A/B Testing

Tell me about a project in which you had to clean and organize a large dataset.

Describing a real-world data cleaning and organization project

Data Cleaning Experiences

Data Pipelines

Given a <code>users</code> table, write a query to return only its duplicate rows.

Example:

Input:

<code>users</code> table

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>created_at</code></td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Duplicate Rows

A team wants to A/B test multiple different changes through a sign-up funnel.

For example, on a page, a button is currently red and at the top of the page. They want to see if changing a button from red to blue and/or from the top of the page to the bottom of the page will increase click-through.

How would you set up this test?

Your team wants to run an AB test on the color (red or blue) and position (top/bottom of the page) of a button that links to a promotion.

How many different variants of the test should you run to see the effect that a red button has on the bottom of the page, if currently the button is blue and on the top of the page.

Your team wants to run an AB test on the color (red or blue) and position (top/bottom of the page) of a button that links to a promotion.

How many different variants of the test should you run to see the effect that a red button has on the bottom of the page, if currently the button is blue and on the top of the page.

A/B Test Variants

Button AB Test

Let’s say we want to launch a re-design of a landing page to improve the click-through rate. We can do this by implementing an AB test.
Given that we launch an AB test, how would you infer if the results of the click-through rate were statistically significant or not?

How can you accurately conclude if the results of an A/B test, conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a landing page redesign, are statistically significant?

How can you accurately conclude if the results of an A/B test, conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a landing page redesign, are statistically significant?

Statistically Significant Test

Precisely ascertain whether the outcomes of an A/B test, executed to assess the impact of a landing page redesign, exhibit statistical significance.

Given an array and a target integer, write a function <code>sum_pair_indices</code> that returns the indices of two integers in the array that add up to the target integer. If not found, just return an empty list.

Note: Can you do it on \(O(n)\) time?

Note: Even though there could be many solutions, only one needs to be returned.

Example 1:

Input:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>array = [1 2 3 4] 
target = 5 
</code></pre>

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>def sum_pair_indices(array, target) -&gt; [0 3] or [1 2]
</code></pre>

Example 2:

Input:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>array = [3]
target = 6 
</code></pre>

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>Do NOT return [0 0] as you can&#39;t use an index twice.
</code></pre>

Given an array and a target integer, write a function that returns the indices of two integers in the array that add up to the target integer.

Target Indices

Let’s say that your company is running a standard control and variant AB test on a feature to increase conversion rates on the landing page. The PM checks the results and finds a .04 p-value.

How would you assess the validity of the result?

Experiment Validity

Let’s say that you work at a bank that wants to build a model to detect fraud on the platform.

The bank wants to implement a text messaging service in addition that will text customers when the model detects a fraudulent transaction in order for the customer to approve or deny the transaction with a text response.

How would we build this model?

Let’s say that you work at a bank that wants to build a model to detect fraud on the platform.

The bank wants to implement a text messaging service that will text customers when the model detects a fraudulent transaction in order for the customer to approve or deny the transaction with a text response.

Which statement is true?

Let's say that you work at a bank that wants to build a model to detect fraud on the platform.

The bank wants to implement a text messaging service that will text customers when the model detects a fraudulent transaction in order for the customer to approve or deny the transaction with a text response.

Which statement is true?

Bank Fraud Model

Let’s say you work at Allstate. Allstate is running <code>N</code> online ads right now. The table <code>ads</code> contains all those ads, ranked by popularity via the <code>id</code> column (e.g., the entry with <code>id = 1</code> is the most popular, etc.).

Create a subquery or common table expression named <code>top_ads</code> containing the top 3 ads (by popularity) and return the number of rows that would result from the following operations

<ol>
<li><code>ads INNER JOIN top_ads</code></li>
<li><code>ads LEFT JOIN top_ads</code></li>
<li><code>ads RIGHT JOIN top_ads</code></li>
<li><code>ads CROSS JOIN top_ads</code></li>
</ol>

Note: Please make the <code>join_type</code> column in your output have the values <code>inner_join</code>, <code>left_join</code>, etc. for each of their respective join types

Note: Please return only one query with each number in a different row

Example:

Input:

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>name</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Output:

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>join_type</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>number_of_rows</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Size of Joins

Given an integer <code>N</code>, write a function that returns a list of all of the prime numbers up to <code>N</code>.

Note: Return an empty list there are no prime numbers less than or equal to <code>N</code>.

Example:

Input:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>N = 3
</code></pre>

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>def prime_numbers(N) -&gt; [2,3]
</code></pre>

Given an integer N, write a function that returns all of the prime numbers up to N

Prime to N

Regularization and cross-validation are two common techniques used to improve the performance of machine learning algorithms.

When should you use one versus the other?

Given the choices below, which one is an example of a scenario where we should be using regularization?

Given the choices below, which one is an example of a scenario where we should be using regularization?

Regularization Example

Regularization and Validation

What’s the difference between Lasso and Ridge Regression?

Under what circumstances is it recommended to use Lasso regression over Ridge regression?

Under what circumstances is it recommended to use Lasso regression over Ridge regression?

Lasso vs Ridge

<h1>Binary Tree Validation</h1>

You are given the root of a binary tree. You need to determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST).

A valid BST is defined as follows:

<ul>
<li>The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with values less than or equal to the node’s value.</li>
<li>The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with values greater than or equal to the node’s value.</li>
<li>Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees.</li>
</ul>

Given the function <code>def is_valid_bst(root: Node) -&gt; bool:</code>, return True if the binary tree is a valid BST. Otherwise, return False.

<h3>Example:</h3>

Input:

<img src="/s3/questions/9664817c-3e12-4a40-9236-8382b13f55a0.png" alt="image"/>Converted Binary Tree.png

Output:

<pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code>def is_valid_bst(Node(3)) -&gt; True
</code></pre>

Given the root node, verify if a binary search tree is valid or not.

Binary Tree Validation

How would you convey insights and the methods you use to a non-technical audience?

Making data-driven insights actionable for those without technical expertise

Simple Explanations

What’s the relationship between PCA and K-means clustering?

What does the variable “k” in k-means clustering refer to?

What does the variable "k" in k-means clustering refer to?

Input of K-means

PCA and K-Means

Let’s say you’re a data engineer at Fidelity Investments, and you’re running a SQL query on a cloud-based data warehouse. All cluster resources and network health metrics look normal, but the query is still taking over 10 minutes to complete.

How would you go about diagnosing and improving the performance of this query?

How would you diagnose and speed up a slow SQL query when system metrics look healthy?

Slow SQL Query

Query Optimization

Let’s say you work as a data scientist at a bank.

You are tasked with building a decision tree model to predict if a borrower will pay back a personal loan they are taking out.

<ol>
<li>How would you evaluate whether using a decision tree algorithm is the correct model for the problem?</li>

<li>Let’s say you move forward with the decision tree model. How would you evaluate the performance of the model before deployment and after?</li>
</ol>

Decision Tree Evaluation

Challenge

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Engineering Manager (infra) - Core Data (ANZ Remote)Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte!Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be time-consuming, so we'll get straight to the point.Where and how you can workOur flagship campus is in Sydney, with additional spaces in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. You have the flexibility to work from the office, home, or a mix of both it's your choice. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.Job DescriptionWhat you'd be doing in this roleAs Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA and we think that's all part of the fun. This role will evolve over time, but here's a flavour of what you'll be working on when you start.At the moment, this role is focused on:Leading and coaching a team of software engineers building and evolving Canva's core data and storage platforms.Designing, implementing, and continuously improving database and storage infrastructure with scalability, reliability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency in mind.Analysing fleet-wide performance and efficiency across Canva's storage systems, using data-driven insights to uplift reliability and reduce operational overhead.Driving the evolution of Canva's persistent storage towards a storage-as-a-service model, shaping architecture, tooling, and developer experience.Partnering closely with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to translate complex needs into robust, sustainable engineering solutions.Balancing long-term strategy with pragmatic delivery to ensure high-impact outcomes for Canva at scale.You're probably a match ifYou have extensive experience in software engineering within large-scale, production environments.You've worked deeply with modern data storage and data platform technologies.You're experienced with languages such as Golang, Python, Java, or similar.You have hands-on experience with Kubernetes (preferred), cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure, and large-scale build or tooling systems.You understand security, privacy, and compliance requirements for data storage systems.You're comfortable operating at the intersection of technical depth and people leadership.You enjoy coaching engineers and supporting their growth and career development.You collaborate well and communicate clearly with both deeply technical partners and senior non-technical stakeholders.About the teamCore Data Group Core Data's mission is to make persistence easy for all Canvanauts. We enable teams across Canva by owning and evolving the platforms that store and serve data at massive scale. The group supports a wide range of technologies including MySQL, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, Redis, OpenSearch, and MongoDB with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and keeping Canva's customer data safe and secure.What's in it for you?Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but you'll also experience plenty of moments of connection, growth, and fun along the way. Here's a taste of what's on offer:Equity packages we want our success to be yours too.Inclusive parental leave that supports all parents and carers.An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, connection, and your setup.Flexible leave options so you can recharge and take time for what matters most.Other stuff to knowWe make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.Even if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you we value diverse experiences and unique perspectives.

<h5>Senior Data Scientist - LATAM Region </h5>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hello, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte! 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 office is in Sydney, Australia, but we've made our way from down under, to a hub in San Francisco, which is now home to our US operations. We offer flexibility in how and where you work. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. 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 flavor of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: <ul> <li>Build the Data Foundation for growing markets in LATAM (Mexico, Argentina, etc.) Design and build dashboards from scratch that bring visibility to our most important LATAM metricsacross user growth, retention, monetization, campaign performance, and more. </li><li>Own the Data Strategy End-to-End Define how we track success across the region by setting clear and relevant targets. Build frameworks and KPIs that help us measure impact and make better decisionstailored to local market nuance. </li><li>Partner with Local, Regional, and Central Teams Act as the bridge between our LATAM teams (marketing, country managers, community), and global product and data functions. Ensure local insights are reflected in global priorities, and ensure a two-way flow of local and global insights. </li><li>Tell the Story Behind the Numbers Craft clear, actionable narratives using data. Turn complex insights into simple stories that inspire actionwhether with product teams, regional leadership, or the whole company. </li><li>Identify Problems Before They're Obvious Proactively surface growth bottlenecks, user behavior shifts, or product mismatches in the regionso we're always one step ahead. </li><li>Support Product & Experimentation Initiatives Work closely with product teams to help design and measure new feature performance, local experiments, and A/B tests in LATAM markets. </li></ul> You're probably a match if <ul> <li>You have strong SQL and data wrangling skills; able to work independently with large, messy datasets and exposure to experimentation and A/B testing frameworks </li><li>You are familiar with Canva's data stack (Looker, Snowflake, Mode, Netspring) </li><li>You have proven experience building dashboards and tracking frameworks from the ground up </li><li>You can showcase the ability to define and track key metrics across the user journey (e.g., signups, MAU, retention, monetization) </li><li>You have prior experience partnering with cross-functional teams (marketing, product, growth, ops), and using data to influence decisions </li><li>You bring strong communication and storytelling skillsyou make data land, not just show up </li><li>You have hands-on experience using AI in your work to drive greater impact </li><li>You are a strategic thinker who can zoom out and prioritize what really moves the needle and you're comfortable in ambiguity and take ownership without waiting for a brief </li><li>You have experience working in, or analyzing LATAM markets or other global markets </li><li>You bring an understanding of mobile analytics and behavioral funnels and are experienced in supporting product teams or market localization initiatives </li><li>You ideally have working proficiency in Spanish to help us better support our local community </li></ul> About the team At Canva, we've just unlocked a huge opportunity in LATAM: we're building a dedicated regional team to understand, grow, and serve the unique needs of our users across LATAM. You'll be joining forces with another data science colleague who is based in Brazil to help shaping how we understand our users, measure what matters, and build a data-informed growth strategy that connects our local markets with our global product teams. If you're excited about building from scratch, partnering closely with teams across marketing, product, and community, and helping one of the world's fastest-growing platforms localize with carethis is your chance. 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: <ul> <li>Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too </li><li>Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing </li><li>401(k) retirement plan with company contribution </li><li>Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers </li><li>An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more </li><li>Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally </li></ul> Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info. At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is USD 208,000 to USD 268,000. When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates' skills and experience. Other stuff to know We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva. We're evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - you'll tackle interactive, real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In some interviews, you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side. Your recruitment partner will walk you through what to expect. 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. We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don't feel like your skills quite match what's listed above - we still want to hear from you! Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

<div><h2>Engineering Manager (FS) - Design School Technology - Martech</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be time-consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offerso 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. But you have a choice in where and how you workwe trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.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 role will likely evolve too.<h3>Job Description</h3>About the Group/Team Marketing Technology Group We are the Marketing Technology Experiences group, and our mission is: "To propel Canva's global growth by delivering innovative, scalable solutions that empower marketers, engage customers, and amplify brand experiences." We're a multidisciplinary team that designs and builds web, interactive, and scalable solutions that help drive discovery, education, and inspiration for millions of users globally. From impactful web pages to immersive campaign experiences, we partner closely with Marketing to power visibility and growth through digital. Our work directly contributes to Canva's big ambitions generating new MAUs, driving signups, and enhancing product discovery. Together, we build delightful experiences that make our users feel connected to Canva at every digital touchpoint.About the Role/Specialty At Canva, Engineering Managers play a crucial role in shaping the future of our platform and ensuring our engineering teams operate at their highest potential. By striking a fine balance between technical leadership, project delivery, and people management, they enable their teams to contribute significantly to Canva's vision and strategy. These leaders not only oversee the technical direction and roadmap but also ensure the alignment of their team's work with the broader company goals. Through fostering an environment of collaboration and growth, they help their team members excel and innovate, thus driving real business impact. Engineering Managers at Canva are instrumental in turning ambitious projects into reality, contributing to the company's success by delivering high-quality solutions that meet our users' needs and exceed their expectations.What you'll do (responsibilities) As the team engineering lead for the Design School Technology team, you will be responsible for leading motivated engineers who build and maintain Canva's educational platform that delivers training content to millions of users globally across web and mobile. You'll be responsible for ensuring your team is happy, healthy, high-performing, and delivering on the roadmap shaped with your Product Manager and Designer, as well as key Design School stakeholders across Marketing. You will lead your team to productise their work while developing tools and improving code structure in order to achieve efficient and effective engineering deliverables.To achieve the team's goals, you will work in a cross-functional team with product designers, content designers, product managers, and engineers (including software, QA, and data analysts). You will lead your team by example and empower them to resolve technical conflicts efficiently and effectively as we collaborate across external teams in Canva.What we're looking for This position is ideal for an individual with strong technical leadership and coaching skills who is well along their journey in people leadership. You're energised by collaborating with a full-stack team and tackling complex engineering challenges across multiple sub-specialties. You excel at building a strong, collaborative environment where diverse perspectives lead to innovative ideas and bring these ideas to life.This is the role for you if you're passionate about shaping the technical roadmap to support the team's long-term vision. You think big, contribute meaningfully to roadmap development, and work cross-functionally with other teams and disciplines to deliver impactful outcomes.Required Experience & Skills Experience of technical leadership, specifically in the full-stack team Know both Frontend and Backend, with a specialisation in one of them Strong knowledge of either JavaScript and web technologies (HTML/CSS) or Java Strong software engineering fundamentals and first principles; comfortable contributing to design documents and performing thorough code reviews Experience and knowledge of cross-browser and cross-device development Worked in high-performing and collaborative teams where everyone is able to share their best ideas and be their best selves People, leadership experience, and strong career growth of software engineers Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple internal teams, effectively partnering with individuals from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and professional perspectives, particularly with Product and Design Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions Be capable of leading by example - promoting Canva's values, no-blame mentality, and engineering values.Nice to have Experience in A/B testing and Experiment Driven Development Experience developing a Java backend Experience developing mobile Apps<h3>Additional Information</h3>What's in it for you? Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hardbut we do it with a lot of heart. Expect moments of magic, connection, and fun. We also offer benefits that support you both in and out of work: Equity packageswe want our success to be yours too Inclusive parental leave policy for all parents and carers Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, home office setup, and more Flexible leave options that support recharging and giving back.Check out <a href=https://www.lifeatcanva.com>lifeatcanva.com</a> 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.We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva even if you don't feel like your skills quite match what's listed above, we still want to hear from you!</div>

<div><h2>Engineering Manager - Print Promotion</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.Where and how you can workOur flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have 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<h3>Job Description</h3>At Canva Print, we bring Canva designs into the real world. We're an essential part of the Canva user experience with "Publish Anywhere" as our core mission pillar. Print is already generating hundreds of millions of dollars within Canva, and offers an incredible opportunity to work at a global scale, whilst still early enough to solve data model complexity with a very talented team of cross-functional specialists.The Canva Print vision is to empower the world to print any design, with a strong focus on ethical and environmentally friendly practices, such as the One Print, One Tree initiative. The group comprises 100+ people across Australia, the Philippines, and the United States, with the engineering team comprising 50+ people, predominantly based in Sydney.The Print Promotion team mission is to drive customers to Print through trust, social proof, offers and loyalty. As Print moves to a two-sided marketplace model, this team will play a vital role in helping customers choose the right print merchant for their needs while maintaining quality standards. About the Role/Specialty As a Engineering Manager for the Print Promotions team you will work closely with product managers, marketing and other stakeholders to set the team direction. You'll then lead the team to execute, hitting short-term tactical goals while building a platform for the future. As your learn more about Canva's print business you'll bring new ideas and test them at global scale.What you'll do (responsibilities)<ul><li>coach and develop engineers by providing regular, practical feedback to help them reach their personal growth goals</li><li>work with product managers, designers, marketing and other stakeholders to set clear goals for the team</li><li>set the team's technical strategy in conjunction with senior engineers</li><li>foster a culture of collaboration, celebration, high-performance and pragmatic engineering</li><li>own the team's development methodology including sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives resulting in a high-performing team</li><li>balance short-term tactical delivery against long-term platform work to empower others in the business</li></ul>What we're looking forYou're an engineering leader who gets energised by the intersection of commerce and customer experience. You know how to balance the urgency of delivering for a major marketing event against the discipline of building systems that don't need to be rebuilt next year. Working across product, marketing, and merchant partners comes naturally to you because you understand that the best technical outcomes come from genuinely understanding what everyone in the room is trying to achieve.We are looking for someone with:<ul><li>entrepreneurial spirit</li><li>technical leadership and platform thinking</li><li>cross-functional collaboration to drive alignment on goals and priorities</li><li>e-Commerce domain knowledge</li></ul>Experience with promotion systems, review platforms, print-on-demand or two-sided marketplaces is an advantage here, though we care more about how quickly you learn than what you already know.<h3>Additional Information</h3>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, connection, and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We offer: Equity packages we want our success to be yours too Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more Flexible leave options to recharge, support others, or make a positive impactCheck out <a href=https://lifeatcanva.com>lifeatcanva.com</a> 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. Please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply we're excited to hear from you!</div>

<div><h2>Engineering Manager (infra) - Core Data (ANZ Remote)</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte!Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be time-consuming, so we'll get straight to the point.Where and how you can workOur flagship campus is in Sydney, with additional spaces in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. You have the flexibility to work from the office, home, or a mix of both it's your choice. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.<h3>Job Description</h3>What you'd be doing in this roleAs Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA and we think that's all part of the fun. This role will evolve over time, but here's a flavour of what you'll be working on when you start.At the moment, this role is focused on:<ul><li>Leading and coaching a team of software engineers building and evolving Canva's core data and storage platforms.</li><li>Designing, implementing, and continuously improving database and storage infrastructure with scalability, reliability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency in mind.</li><li>Analysing fleet-wide performance and efficiency across Canva's storage systems, using data-driven insights to uplift reliability and reduce operational overhead.</li><li>Driving the evolution of Canva's persistent storage towards a storage-as-a-service model, shaping architecture, tooling, and developer experience.</li><li>Partnering closely with product, platform, and infrastructure teams to translate complex needs into robust, sustainable engineering solutions.</li><li>Balancing long-term strategy with pragmatic delivery to ensure high-impact outcomes for Canva at scale.</li></ul>You're probably a match if<ul><li>You have extensive experience in software engineering within large-scale, production environments.</li><li>You've worked deeply with modern data storage and data platform technologies.</li><li>You're experienced with languages such as Golang, Python, Java, or similar.</li><li>You have hands-on experience with Kubernetes (preferred), cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure, and large-scale build or tooling systems.</li><li>You understand security, privacy, and compliance requirements for data storage systems.</li><li>You're comfortable operating at the intersection of technical depth and people leadership.</li><li>You enjoy coaching engineers and supporting their growth and career development.</li><li>You collaborate well and communicate clearly with both deeply technical partners and senior non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul>About the teamCore Data Group Core Data's mission is to make persistence easy for all Canvanauts. We enable teams across Canva by owning and evolving the platforms that store and serve data at massive scale. The group supports a wide range of technologies including MySQL, Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, Redis, OpenSearch, and MongoDB with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and keeping Canva's customer data safe and secure.What's in it for you?Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but you'll also experience plenty of moments of connection, growth, and fun along the way. Here's a taste of what's on offer:<ul><li>Equity packages we want our success to be yours too.</li><li>Inclusive parental leave that supports all parents and carers.</li><li>An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, connection, and your setup.</li><li>Flexible leave options so you can recharge and take time for what matters most.</li></ul>Other stuff to knowWe make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.Even if you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you we value diverse experiences and unique perspectives.</div>

<div><h2>Senior Product Manager - Ai Research</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte!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 workOur flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have 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.About the roleWe're at the forefront of making AI research tangible and impactful for millions of users worldwide. As a Product Manager in CORE AI Research (Canva Original Research & Exploration), you'll be the critical bridge between cutting-edge AI research and real-world product applications that empower creativity. We transform breakthrough research in generative AI into features that democratize design for everyone. Your role is essential to Canva's mission - you'll ensure our research investments directly translate into user value, guiding our world-class research team toward innovations that solve genuine design challenges while building the foundation for tomorrow's creative tools.You'll bring product empathy and user understanding to research projects, clarifying use cases, guiding toward meaningful outputs, and ensuring research solves real design challengesYou'll translate complex research work into tangible product opportunities through prototypes, workshops, and strategic communication that bridges technical depth with business impactYou'll collaborate with researchers to prioritize capabilities within projects, making strategic trade-offs between quality, speed, functionality, and user experienceYou'll design evaluation methodologies and facilitate expert input to ensure research outputs meet both technical excellence and product viability standardsYou'll support research teams in launching AI models thoughtfully, considering their strengths, limitations, and optimal integration points within Canva's ecosystemYou'll ensure research ideas and requests from across Canva reach CORE teams, maintaining clear communication channels between research and broader product organizationYou'll contribute to research project prioritization at the portfolio level, ensuring our research investments align with Canva's most critical user and business needsYou're probably a match ifYou have 5+ years of product management experience with at least 2 years focused on AI/ML products, with a demonstrated track record of shipping technical products that users loveDirect experience taking research-based AI features from concept to production, understanding both the technical challenges of scaling innovations and the product complexities of user adoptionStrong understanding of AI/ML technology - you should understand architectures of language and image models, and trade-offs between different approaches while actively reading research papers and forming informed technical opinionsExperience creating or managing visual content, with domain expertise in design tools, creative workflows, or visual communication - you can distinguish good design from mediocre and articulate whyAbility to make technical product decisions in ambiguous research environments, with track record of prioritizing features, managing technical debt, and navigating the unique challenges of research-driven product developmentExceptional communication and collaboration skills with ability to translate between technical teams and business stakeholders, facilitating productive partnerships across research, engineering, and designWe're looking for an individual who thrives at the intersection of deep technical understanding and user-centered product thinking. You should be excited by the challenge of making cutting-edge AI research accessible and impactful, with the technical depth to engage meaningfully with researchers and the product intuition to guide toward user value. This role requires someone who can navigate ambiguity, form independent technical judgments, and drive complex projects from ideation through product handover while maintaining both research rigor and product excellence.About the CORE teamCanva Original Research & Exploration (CORE) is here to develop AI technology that empowers everyone to design. We aim to bridge innovative AI research with real-world challenges, developing technologies that solve today's needs while building tomorrow's possibilities. This includes AI models for graphic design, images, video, 3D and other modalities.About the Product teamThe mission of Product Managers at Canva is to create the most accessible design tool for every person in the world. We believe that we can improve the world by empowering everyone to design and communicate visually. As a Product Manager at Canva you help set this vision, define what that future looks like, and build the products that get us there.Product Managers collaborate with Canva's founders to set the strategic direction, scope, and success metrics for product initiatives. We work across teams of designers, software engineers, marketers and analysts to ensure we're delivering an exceptional experience to all our users. We are responsible for implementing and collaborating on product strategy, roadmapping, and prioritisation as our product grows. It's our responsibility to see products through their entire lifecyclefrom concept through to validation, build, post-launch analytics and iterations.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:<ul><li>Equity packages</li><li>Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers</li><li>An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more</li><li>Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally</li></ul>Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.Other stuff to knowWe 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.We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don't feel like your skills quite match what's listed above - we still want to hear from you!Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.</div>

<div><h2>Engineering Manager- AI Developer Tooling Workflows (Remote ANZ)</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte! 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.Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have 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.<h3>Job Description</h3>What you'd be doing in this roleAs Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. This will give you a flavour of the kind of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.At the moment, this role is focused on:<ul><li>Leading a new team pioneering AI developer tooling workflows that boost engineering productivity at scale</li><li>Driving the strategy and execution of Canva's "AI-Orchestrated Developer Experience" goal</li><li>Building agentic, context-aware AI systems that understand and integrate into our software development lifecycle</li><li>Partnering with platform teams to embed intelligent capabilities across the entire developer workflow</li><li>Mentoring and growing a high-performing team of engineers working on the frontier of AI and developer experience</li><li>Evaluating and trialling emerging AI tools and shaping their impact across Canva Engineering</li></ul>You're probably a match if:<ul><li>You've led high-impact engineering teams and are passionate about developer tooling/experience</li><li>You bring a deep technical understanding of AI/ML systems, LLMs, or developer tooling</li><li>You've worked with or explored tools like Cursor, Copilot, or similar coding assistants</li><li>You thrive in ambiguity and love building 0?1 systems that scale</li><li>You're a collaborative leader who can influence across teams and drive outcomes without authority</li><li>You care about building a magical developer experience and are excited to push boundaries</li></ul>About the teamThe AI Developer Tooling Workflows team is part of the DevX group within Canva's Infra specialty. Our mission? Empower every Canva engineer to do the best work of their lives faster, smarter, and with less toil. We're evolving our tools beyond individual AI helpers into orchestrated workflows and intelligent multi-agent systems that know our codebase, conventions, and context. This is a greenfield space and your chance to lead the future of AI-powered software development at Canva.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, connection, and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We offer:<ul><li>Equity packages we want our success to be yours too</li><li>Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers</li><li>Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more</li><li>Flexible leave options to recharge, support others, or make a positive impact</li></ul>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. Please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply we're excited to hear from you!</div>

<div><h2>Product Manager - Content Safety</h2>Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, hallo, vtejte!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 workOur flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have 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.About the teamThe Content Safety team provides tools and support to internal teams to ensure content created with Canva is safe. Our primary customers are our own Trust & Safety Operations team of moderators, who use our own bespoke review tool, as well as feature teams building everything from Canva sites to Generative AI experiences, who send us content to review with automated classifiers and manually by moderators. Abusive content and behaviour is not only directly against our values, it hurts our business as well.About the roleAs 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.At the moment, this role is focused on:<ul><li>Translate complex multi-stakeholder needs into intuitive products and services, collaborating with engineers on solutions that turn safety into usability, and with cross-functional teams including data science, investigations, operations, legal, policy, GenAI, education, and enterprise</li><li>Define and articulate measurable safety outcomes and impact for key initiatives, linking work to value and ensure clear alignment on user needs and problems to solve by writing user stories and use cases supported with data</li><li>Prioritise incoming requests for the team, and support the Team Eng Lead (TEL) in prioritising the backlog and development sprints</li></ul><ul><li>Build a deep understanding of the current user protection mechanisms across Canva to understand existing issues and escalation points, driving innovation in safety capabilities to stay ahead of emerging threats and industry regulations</li></ul><ul><li>Plan out adoption timelines with buy-in from internal teams, balancing their immediate needs to deliver impact with long-term sustainability and efficiency, ensuring timely delivery by staying ahead of potential risks and unblocking teams in advance</li></ul><ul><li>Partner with engineering leadership to refine and operationalise the vision and strategy for content safety, showing how the future state will drive impact through a prioritised roadmap across review tooling, policy enforcement (including e.g. strikes, suspensions, appeals), efficiency (e.g. review hotkeys, unit economics), UX (e.g. refusals and redirects), and wellness (e.g. blurring)</li></ul><ul><li>Proactively communicate product vision, roadmap progress, and upcoming changes to stakeholders at all levels in the organization, highlighting team achievements to build visibility and understanding of the risks and impact we have</li></ul><ul><li>Be an escalation point as well as iterate on escalation channels & processes for all T&S incidents, appeals, and investigations including user and government reports</li></ul><ul><li>Assess Canva product safety risks, working closely with product teams on the creation and implementation of new products with the goal of ensuring Trust & Safety mitigations and procedures are aligned with industry best practices to safeguard our community</li></ul>You're probably a match ifWe're looking for someone who is passionate about making the world a safer place and can deliver high impact in content safety.We'd love to see:<ul><li>Proven experience in relevant product management across areas such as policy, machine learning (classifiers, diffusers, or language models), operations tooling, education, or compliance</li><li>Deep understanding of how protecting customer safety is a fundamental trust enabler for business impact</li><li>A track record of successfully delivering large-scale projects in fast-paced organisations, proactively unblocking others by looking ahead to ensure problems and scope are crystal clear</li><li>Cross-functional fluency, able to speak the language of engineering, data, operations, and business teams to achieve impactful outcomes</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes</li><li>Ability to balance long-term vision with timely delivery of outcomes that bring us closer to that vision, especially in a high-growth environment</li><li>A data driven mentality, but still comfortable moving forward even if we don't have all the information available to us, balancing first-principles reasoning with the data that we do have at hand.</li><li>An innovator who is willing to roll up their sleeves and dive into complex technical and organizational challenges, making decisions both with and without data</li><li>Passion for keeping people safe with a rigorous and defensible approach that's clear enough that we can educate and help people to understand.</li></ul>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:<ul><li>Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too</li><li>Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers</li><li>An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more</li><li>Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally</li></ul>Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.Other stuff to knowWe 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.We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don't feel like your skills quite match what's listed above - we still want to hear from you!Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.</div>

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