Canva

Java Back-end Developer Interview Experience - Australia

September 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Some general Java and Concurrency questions were asked, as well as basic data structure and networking questions. There was no coding involved.

We discussed the history and plans of the company and possible intern roles.

Questions

What is the difference between Java and JavaScript?

Some basic knowledge on multi-threading is needed, but I can't recall it.

If you have 1000 2D points stored as tuples like (x1, y1), how could you store these points and count the number of occurrences of each position efficiently?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Canva Java Back-end Developer role in Australia.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Canva's interview process for their Java Back-end Developer roles in Australia is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Canva's Java Back-end Developer interview process in Australia.

Canva Work Experiences

Very challenging, but can be rewarding

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

January 3, 2025

Pros: Very generous benefits and stock options. Lots of great colleagues with strong alignment on values and mission. Heaps of interesting problems to address.

Cons: Some growing pains are still happening. A lot of engineering leaders are not well trained or supported for leadership, which at times results in teams being unfairly punished for poor management. The expectations on staff to deliver are very high, and performance reviews are quite brutal and opaque.

Very challenging, but can be rewarding

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

January 3, 2025

Pros: Very generous benefits and stock options. Lots of great colleagues with strong alignment on values and mission. Heaps of interesting problems to address.

Cons: Some growing pains are still happening. A lot of engineering leaders are not well trained or supported for leadership, which at times results in teams being unfairly punished for poor management. The expectations on staff to deliver are very high, and performance reviews are quite brutal and opaque.

Great place to work

Software Engineer (Remote) • Current Employee

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

January 11, 2021

Pros: Canva provides challenging work. Managers are really good, and they are software engineers too. Canva is very sociable; there are lots of clubs to join. Canva has done a great job being responsive to Covid – they care about employee safety.

Cons: Nothing that I can think of.

Great place to work

Software Engineer (Remote) • Current Employee

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

January 11, 2021

Pros: Canva provides challenging work. Managers are really good, and they are software engineers too. Canva is very sociable; there are lots of clubs to join. Canva has done a great job being responsive to Covid – they care about employee safety.

Cons: Nothing that I can think of.

BE grad at Canva

Backend Graduate Software Engineer • Current Employee

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

August 21, 2025

Pros: * Good mentorship and culture * Good food * Many opportunities to learn

Cons: * Can get cliquey * Very competitive environment

BE grad at Canva

Backend Graduate Software Engineer • Current Employee

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

August 21, 2025

Pros: * Good mentorship and culture * Good food * Many opportunities to learn

Cons: * Can get cliquey * Very competitive environment

Very challenging, but can be rewarding

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

January 3, 2025

Pros: Very generous benefits and stock options. Lots of great colleagues with strong alignment on values and mission. Heaps of interesting problems to address.

Cons: Some growing pains are still happening. A lot of engineering leaders are not well trained or supported for leadership, which at times results in teams being unfairly punished for poor management. The expectations on staff to deliver are very high, and performance reviews are quite brutal and opaque.

3.0
Very challenging, but can be rewarding
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
January 3, 2025
Pros: Very generous benefits and stock options. Lots of great colleagues with strong alignment on values and mission. Heaps of interesting problems to address.
Cons: Some growing pains are still happening. A lot of engineering leaders are not well trained or supported for leadership, which at times results in teams being unfairly punished for poor management. The expectations on staff to deliver are very high, and performance reviews are quite brutal and opaque.

Great place to work

Software Engineer (Remote) • Current Employee

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

January 11, 2021

Pros: Canva provides challenging work. Managers are really good, and they are software engineers too. Canva is very sociable; there are lots of clubs to join. Canva has done a great job being responsive to Covid – they care about employee safety.

Cons: Nothing that I can think of.

5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer (Remote) • Current Employee
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
January 11, 2021
Pros: Canva provides challenging work. Managers are really good, and they are software engineers too. Canva is very sociable; there are lots of clubs to join. Canva has done a great job being responsive to Covid – they care about employee safety.
Cons: Nothing that I can think of.

BE grad at Canva

Backend Graduate Software Engineer • Current Employee

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

August 21, 2025

Pros: * Good mentorship and culture * Good food * Many opportunities to learn

Cons: * Can get cliquey * Very competitive environment

5.0
BE grad at Canva
Backend Graduate Software Engineer • Current Employee
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
August 21, 2025
Pros: * Good mentorship and culture * Good food * Many opportunities to learn
Cons: * Can get cliquey * Very competitive environment

Canva Interview Questions

Basic Calculator

Implement a basic calculator to evaluate a simple expression string. The expression can contain parentheses, addition, and subtraction.

Basic Calculator II

Implement a basic calculator to evaluate a simple expression string. The expression can contain non-negative integers, '+', '-', '*', '/' operators, and spaces; integer division should truncate toward zero.

Game of Life

Simulate the Game of Life, updating the state of a board based on the rules of cell survival and death in each generation. Modify the board in place to represent the next generation.

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