Canva

Software Engineer - Java Interview Experience - Philippines

March 23, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

(1) Initial Interview (1) Coding Exercise (3) Technical interviews (45 min each) (1) Values Interview (30 min)

You will also have a 5 min break between each session.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Canva Software Engineer - Java role in Philippines.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Canva's Software Engineer - Java interview process in Philippines.

Canva Work Experiences

Flexible Work, Inconsistent Projects

AI Data Labeler • Current Employee

Makati City, Philippines

Pros: Good pay, flexible time, great leads.

Cons: Inconsistent work, salary varies, and technical problems are still being ironed out.

Flexible Work, Inconsistent Projects

AI Data Labeler • Current Employee

Makati City, Philippines

Pros: Good pay, flexible time, great leads.

Cons: Inconsistent work, salary varies, and technical problems are still being ironed out.

Good Balance, No Benefits

QA Data Labeller • Former Employee

Manila, Manila, Philippines

Pros: Work/Life Balance: Easy to time manage.

Cons: No Compensations & Benefits NA

Good Balance, No Benefits

QA Data Labeller • Former Employee

Manila, Manila, Philippines

Pros: Work/Life Balance: Easy to time manage.

Cons: No Compensations & Benefits NA

Overall, a great experience

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Pros: - Overflowing with benefits. - They try very hard to uphold and maintain a good people culture. Very few companies do this. - Opportunity for travel to Sydney. - Very successful business. The company is not going anywhere; it's here to stay.

Cons: - Tricky to advance and get promoted. - Sometimes unclear about roles and responsibilities. - Hires overqualified applicants for jobs that actually can be done by juniors. - During my time, management was unsupportive of QA's integration with the engineering teams.

Overall, a great experience

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Pros: - Overflowing with benefits. - They try very hard to uphold and maintain a good people culture. Very few companies do this. - Opportunity for travel to Sydney. - Very successful business. The company is not going anywhere; it's here to stay.

Cons: - Tricky to advance and get promoted. - Sometimes unclear about roles and responsibilities. - Hires overqualified applicants for jobs that actually can be done by juniors. - During my time, management was unsupportive of QA's integration with the engineering teams.

Flexible Work, Inconsistent Projects

AI Data Labeler • Current Employee

Makati City, Philippines

Pros: Good pay, flexible time, great leads.

Cons: Inconsistent work, salary varies, and technical problems are still being ironed out.

5.0
Flexible Work, Inconsistent Projects
AI Data Labeler • Current Employee
Makati City, Philippines
June 11, 2025
Pros: Good pay, flexible time, great leads.
Cons: Inconsistent work, salary varies, and technical problems are still being ironed out.

Good Balance, No Benefits

QA Data Labeller • Former Employee

Manila, Manila, Philippines

Pros: Work/Life Balance: Easy to time manage.

Cons: No Compensations & Benefits NA

4.0
Good Balance, No Benefits
QA Data Labeller • Former Employee
Manila, Manila, Philippines
June 6, 2025
Pros: Work/Life Balance: Easy to time manage.
Cons: No Compensations & Benefits NA

Overall, a great experience

Quality Assurance • Former Employee

Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Pros: - Overflowing with benefits. - They try very hard to uphold and maintain a good people culture. Very few companies do this. - Opportunity for travel to Sydney. - Very successful business. The company is not going anywhere; it's here to stay.

Cons: - Tricky to advance and get promoted. - Sometimes unclear about roles and responsibilities. - Hires overqualified applicants for jobs that actually can be done by juniors. - During my time, management was unsupportive of QA's integration with the engineering teams.

5.0
Overall, a great experience
Quality Assurance • Former Employee
Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
July 18, 2023
Pros: - Overflowing with benefits. - They try very hard to uphold and maintain a good people culture. Very few companies do this. - Opportunity for travel to Sydney. - Very successful business. The company is not going anywhere; it's here to stay.
Cons: - Tricky to advance and get promoted. - Sometimes unclear about roles and responsibilities. - Hires overqualified applicants for jobs that actually can be done by juniors. - During my time, management was unsupportive of QA's integration with the engineering teams.

Canva Interview Questions

Basic Calculator

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

ArraysStringsStacks

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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