Backend Developer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
July 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
This was a three-part process:
- Initial phone call (30 minutes)
- Live coding challenge (1 hour)
- Another coding challenge (45 minutes), Systems Design (45 minutes), AWS (45 minutes), Personality Check (45 minutes)
Questions
Coding Challenge 1: Simple Key-Value Store with Permissions
Systems Design: Game of Life
Coding Challenge 2: Caching Class
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Canva Backend Developer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Canva's interview process for their Backend Developer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Canva's Backend Developer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Canva Work Experiences
5.0
Extremely good working culture
Backend Developer • Current Employee
December 10, 2021
Pros: People here are all very helpful and friendly. It's only my first week here, but I am very surprised that everyone here is extremely kind to each other and tries their best to help each other. I love this company.
Cons: No. No. No. No. No.
3.0
Going from startup to corporation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, Australia
November 7, 2025
Pros: - Good culture.
- Good salaries above market.
- Get to play with the latest AIs.
Cons: Moving from a startup into a corporation mentality.
5.0
Great Career Kickstart
Machine Learning Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
October 28, 2025
Pros: - Great community and workplace
- Everyone is treated as equal
- Opinions are heard
Cons: - Lower pay in comparison to Atlassian, Google, etc.
- 5.0Extremely good working cultureBackend Developer • Current EmployeeDecember 10, 2021Pros: People here are all very helpful and friendly. It's only my first week here, but I am very surprised that everyone here is extremely kind to each other and tries their best to help each other. I love this company.Cons: No. No. No. No. No.
- 3.0Going from startup to corporationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaNovember 7, 2025Pros: - Good culture. - Good salaries above market. - Get to play with the latest AIs.Cons: Moving from a startup into a corporation mentality.
- 5.0Great Career KickstartMachine Learning Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaOctober 28, 2025Pros: - Great community and workplace - Everyone is treated as equal - Opinions are heardCons: - Lower pay in comparison to Atlassian, Google, etc.
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