Canva

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Australia

December 12, 2021

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

It consisted of standard behavioral and technical interviews.

I felt that the entire process was a scam and a complete waste of their time and mine.

After almost 4 hours of interviews, I still had no idea which team I would be placed in or who my manager would be.

The interviewers were also quite condescending and told me that I should solve tech problems in their way, and that my thought process wasn't valid at all.

Canva is a bit like Scotty from Star Trek when it comes to marketing; doing lots of PR but with no substance.

I know they are quite big on progressive things, but honestly, the interview process is the worst ever.

Questions

Can you describe a time you had to solve a tough challenge?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 56 interview experiences for the Canva Software Engineer role in Australia.

Success Rate

7%

Pass Rate

Canva's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive52%

Neutral16%

Negative32%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Canva's Software Engineer interview process in Australia.

Canva Work Experiences

Great work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

October 18, 2023

Pros: Good pay, great culture, food is amazing.

Cons: Chaotic at times and unstructured processes.

Great work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

October 18, 2023

Pros: Good pay, great culture, food is amazing.

Cons: Chaotic at times and unstructured processes.

Best job so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

November 27, 2022

Pros: They respect their engineers. Work is fairly paced and rewarding.

Cons: They don't have a Melbourne office. Working 100% remotely can get boring.

Best job so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

November 27, 2022

Pros: They respect their engineers. Work is fairly paced and rewarding.

Cons: They don't have a Melbourne office. Working 100% remotely can get boring.

Challenging Work, Great Engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: I get to work with some of the best engineers I could hope for in my industry. The quality of work is rather high, and it keeps me feeling comfortably challenged.

Cons: There are honestly none that I wouldn’t reasonably expect to find elsewhere (in Australia, at least). For the first time in my life, I have a job that isn’t a depressing drudge.

Challenging Work, Great Engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: I get to work with some of the best engineers I could hope for in my industry. The quality of work is rather high, and it keeps me feeling comfortably challenged.

Cons: There are honestly none that I wouldn’t reasonably expect to find elsewhere (in Australia, at least). For the first time in my life, I have a job that isn’t a depressing drudge.

Great work-life balance

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

October 18, 2023

Pros: Good pay, great culture, food is amazing.

Cons: Chaotic at times and unstructured processes.

5.0
Great work-life balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
October 18, 2023
Pros: Good pay, great culture, food is amazing.
Cons: Chaotic at times and unstructured processes.

Best job so far

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

November 27, 2022

Pros: They respect their engineers. Work is fairly paced and rewarding.

Cons: They don't have a Melbourne office. Working 100% remotely can get boring.

5.0
Best job so far
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
November 27, 2022
Pros: They respect their engineers. Work is fairly paced and rewarding.
Cons: They don't have a Melbourne office. Working 100% remotely can get boring.

Challenging Work, Great Engineers

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: I get to work with some of the best engineers I could hope for in my industry. The quality of work is rather high, and it keeps me feeling comfortably challenged.

Cons: There are honestly none that I wouldn’t reasonably expect to find elsewhere (in Australia, at least). For the first time in my life, I have a job that isn’t a depressing drudge.

5.0
Challenging Work, Great Engineers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 6, 2022
Pros: I get to work with some of the best engineers I could hope for in my industry. The quality of work is rather high, and it keeps me feeling comfortably challenged.
Cons: There are honestly none that I wouldn’t reasonably expect to find elsewhere (in Australia, at least). For the first time in my life, I have a job that isn’t a depressing drudge.

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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