Android Mobile Engineer – Video Compositor

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. But you have a choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you’re near one), at home or a bit of both, it’s up to you.

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.

Job Description

About the Group / Team 

The Multimedia Group within Design Experience is on a mission to make multimedia storytelling quick, simple, and fun for everyone. This role sits in the Video subgroup, working alongside passionate engineers and designers building powerful tools for video editing, compositing, and export across platforms.

The Video Compositor team is responsible for developing, maintaining, and evolving the systems that power Canva’s video experiences. Specifically, this team owns the backend systems as well as components of the web stack that enable the export to downloadable videos. Maintaining video quality & fidelity, while ensuring optimal performance & cost, through the use of cutting-edge device capabilities is at the heart of this team. This team will play a pivotal role in our video strategy in the years to come to enhance remote and local export capabilities, taking advantage of the technology and hardware advancements to optimise performance, reliability and cost.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Developing and maintaining core video rendering and export features for our Android app
• Working closely with the Video Compositor and Video Export teams to deliver high-quality video experiences
• Collaborating with design and product to craft seamless, performant video workflows
• Building scalable and reusable mobile architecture aligned with Canva’s broader mobile strategies
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and implementing innovative solutions
• Contributing to a team culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Hands-on experience using AI in your work to drive greater impact

You’re probably a match if:

• Comes with exposure to browser APIs, WebViews, or hybrid rendering pipelines.
• Can comfortably navigate Typescript, Kotlin, Swift and lower-level languages like C/C++ or Rust.
• Bonus if you have experience in games, multimedia apps, or other high-performance visual applications where timing, memory, and graphics all matter.
• You have experience building native Android app and deep experience developing for mobile products and understand the differences/common points with Android
• You’re passionate about video technologies, real-time processing, graphics, video development or rendering pipelines
• You’re comfortable diving into multimedia frameworks like AVFoundation or Metal
• You care deeply about performance, memory usage, and clean architecture
• You have experience in responsive (cross-browser and cross-device) web development (HTML/CSS/JS/API)
• You have a deep understanding of key browser concepts, including the Video Element
• You bring an ability to write performant, reusable code for UI components, including appropriate testing
• You can maintain and extend existing features with a mindset of maintainability and performance, someone who thinks about the solution and the user impact first, rather than someone who looks at the tools being used
• You enjoy solving complex technical problems and collaborating across specialties
• You’re excited about helping millions of users create content they love.
• Puts problem-solving and user impact before attachment to any one language or platform.
• Thrives in ambiguity and adapts quickly in fast-evolving projects.

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:

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & 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.

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. 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 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!

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Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.