Grown up a lot recently
Grown up a lot recently
- Lots of opportunity
- Fun workplace
- Flat-ish structure
- Great people
- Amazing vibe and culture
- Need to adapt to "the Canva way" a bit.
- Hypergrowth makes it hard to keep up sometimes.
Things have gotten better since Canva started building some actual structure around leadership, growth, and development.
They still have a lot to deliver around performance and compensation, but they are getting there. Just don't try to reinvent the wheel.
Also, don't be afraid to get rid of people if they are causing culture issues, even if they are good at delivering and making a big impact.
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The typical long 5-stage interview process: * Initial * Programming - Do something, add more constraints, then add a feature (to test adaptability) * Programming * Algorithm - Figure out and implement an obscure math algorithm (too bad if yo
Engineer
A few "tell me what this line of code does" questions, kinda random and in the void. When I asked why such an academic test, the interviewer tried to justify it as "this is the way" and not really having a purpose. With this hiring method, I can im
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The process went smoothly overall; the interviewers were very nice. However, they only hire for specific teams, so if you take too long to prepare, the position might already be filled and no longer open to new candidates.
Engineer
Sydney, AustraliaAugust 15, 2022The typical long 5-stage interview process: * Initial * Programming - Do something, add more constraints, then add a feature (to test adaptability) * Programming * Algorithm - Figure out and implement an obscure math algorithm (too bad if yo
Engineer
GermanyFebruary 17, 2020A few "tell me what this line of code does" questions, kinda random and in the void. When I asked why such an academic test, the interviewer tried to justify it as "this is the way" and not really having a purpose. With this hiring method, I can im
Senior Software Engineer
Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaNovember 13, 2025The process went smoothly overall; the interviewers were very nice. However, they only hire for specific teams, so if you take too long to prepare, the position might already be filled and no longer open to new candidates.
