Front End Developer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
May 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process involved several steps, including a take-home challenge and face-to-face interviews.
Some parts were formal and structured, while others were informal and seemed more aimed at giving you exposure to Canva and helping them get a sense of who you are on a personal level.
The engineers and HR staff were all friendly and respectful. Some HR staff were exceptionally generous with their time and left a good impression on me. It makes me sad I didn't get the spot.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Canva Front End Developer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
7%
Pass Rate
Canva's interview process for their Front End Developer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive43%
Neutral21%
Negative36%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Canva's Front End Developer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Canva Work Experiences
1.0
More drama than a soap opera
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Sydney, Australia
August 5, 2023
Pros: Free food
Smart engineers
Cons: During the 1.5 years I've been at Canva so far:
* I saw someone cry on a Zoom call with our Philippines team.
* Canva's CTO was forced to apologize because his totally valid criticisms hurt the feelings of someone in a team that wasn't doing its job.
* Bob Iger became an investor, prompting an engineer to post a very angry message in a company-wide Slack channel complaining that Bob Iger isn't pro-diversity enough. The Slack channel was locked, and I don't see that engineer at Canva anymore. The engineer must have resigned or gotten fired.
Incidents like that last one are why I'm giving Canva a 1-star review for diversity. A small handful of Canva employees tear each other down for diversity's sake and wind up making worse strides toward D&I than even a heartless megacorp for which "diversity and inclusion" is just a box to check. I wish I could reveal the other fun stories, but I'd need to go into details, and Canva makes us sign non-disparagement agreements. I don't want to get sued, haha.
5.0
The best team you can imagine
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Beijing, Beijing, China
May 25, 2021
Pros: Awesome tech, awesome people, awesome food.
Cons: Could be slow when getting things done cross-team.
5.0
Good people, good work
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
June 16, 2021
Pros: - An interesting product that you can feel good about being involved with.
- Strong engineering culture & practices.
- Great people.
- Good work-life balance.
Cons: Only here for 3 months, but no cons so far!
- 1.0More drama than a soap operaFront End Developer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaAugust 5, 2023Pros: Free food Smart engineersCons: During the 1.5 years I've been at Canva so far: * I saw someone cry on a Zoom call with our Philippines team. * Canva's CTO was forced to apologize because his totally valid criticisms hurt the feelings of someone in a team that wasn't doing its job. * Bob Iger became an investor, prompting an engineer to post a very angry message in a company-wide Slack channel complaining that Bob Iger isn't pro-diversity enough. The Slack channel was locked, and I don't see that engineer at Canva anymore. The engineer must have resigned or gotten fired. Incidents like that last one are why I'm giving Canva a 1-star review for diversity. A small handful of Canva employees tear each other down for diversity's sake and wind up making worse strides toward D&I than even a heartless megacorp for which "diversity and inclusion" is just a box to check. I wish I could reveal the other fun stories, but I'd need to go into details, and Canva makes us sign non-disparagement agreements. I don't want to get sued, haha.
- 5.0The best team you can imagineFront End Developer • Current EmployeeBeijing, Beijing, ChinaMay 25, 2021Pros: Awesome tech, awesome people, awesome food.Cons: Could be slow when getting things done cross-team.
- 5.0Good people, good workFront End Developer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJune 16, 2021Pros: - An interesting product that you can feel good about being involved with. - Strong engineering culture & practices. - Great people. - Good work-life balance.Cons: Only here for 3 months, but no cons so far!
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