Senior IOS Engineer

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work
Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect.

This role is based in Sydney, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Build and maintain iOS-specific development tooling including simulator setup, device orchestration and CLI developer tools
• Develop and enhance the mobile test automation framework for synthetic and integration testing on iOS
• Design and implement CI/CD quality gating with automation tests to detect regressions proactively
• Collaborate with Native Infra, Cross Platform and DevX teams to consolidate fragmented mobile workflows into a unified system
• Contribute to defining, improving and codifying mobile testing best practices and methodologies across Canva
• Support the creation of company-wide triage workflows and monitoring for mobile development and testing
• Rally knowledge sharing across mobile teams, mentoring less experienced engineers

You're probably a match if:

We are looking for an experienced iOS engineer with a passion for developer tooling, testing infrastructure and mobile platform reliability. Ideally you have experience building CI/CD pipelines, test frameworks, or developer tools at scale.

• Strong foundations in computer science and software engineering practices
• Proven expertise in modern iOS development including deep understanding of Swift, concurrency and reactive programming
• Experience with cross platform testing frameworks familiarity with test automation patterns
• Knowledge of CI/CD systems, build pipelines and mobile development tooling (e.g., Fastlane, Gradle)
• Experience with device farm solutions such as BrowserStack or similar cloud device testing platforms is a plus
• Familiarity with cross-platform or hybrid development approaches (React Native, web-to-native bridges) is a plus but not essential
• You can navigate through ambiguity and come up with best technical solutions independently
• You exemplify attention to detail and strategic thinking, writing reusable and testable code

About the team

The Mobile Workflows team at Canva owns 3 major pieces: Mobile development tooling, Mobile Automation Testing Pipeline and Mobile quality strategy across Canva. We sit within the Mobile Platform subgroup and play a critical role in Canva's mobile products — we're empowered to make mobile development reliable, scalable and high-quality across the entire engineering organisation. Our work ensures that hundreds of product and platform teams can build confidently for iOS and Android.

About the role

You'll get hands-on experience building and refining mobile development workflows, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD quality gating for iOS. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced iOS engineer who is passionate about developer experience, testing infrastructure, and enabling teams at scale. You'll work closely with cross-functional partners across Mobile Platform, DevX, and product teams to consolidate fragmented tools into a cohesive mobile workflows system.

What’s in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard — and we do — but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connection and fun along the way. We also offer a range of benefits to support you inside and outside of work.

Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:

• Equity packages — we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers

• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, connection, and home office setup

• Flexible leave to recharge, volunteer, or just do you

• Internal coaching programs and world-class leadership development

Ready to join the team?

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion — as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please share the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need.

We celebrate all types of backgrounds at Canva, so even if you don't feel like you meet every single point, we’d still love to hear from you!