Principal Production Engineer
Canva
Melbourne
2 days ago
Principal Production Engineer
Canva seeks a Principal Production Engineer to lead reliability engineering in Melbourne. This hybrid role involves defining engagement models, leading complex technical engagements, and setting technical standards. Requires deep JVM, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure expertise.
Hybrid
Full-time
Principal
Java
Go
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
JavaGoRustC++Linux internalsDistributed systemsKubernetesJVM performanceAWSObservability tooling
Soft Skills
Technical leadershipCross-organizational influenceMentoringProblem solvingCollaborationCommunication
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Enterprise SaaSJVM internalsMulti-region experienceSharding experience
Key Responsibilities
- Define the engagement model for Production Engineering pairing with product and infrastructure teams
- Lead the hardest technical engagements (sharding, multi-region architecture, JVM performance)
- Set the technical bar for production engineering standards
- Pair strategy across the team to grow production engineering capability
- Connect to the product roadmap to ensure production readiness upstream
- Build the measurement story for incident severity and duration
- Compounding at organization scale through engagements and standards
- Develop trusted relationships as a secondee with embedded teams
Principal Production EngineerReliabilityDistributed SystemsJVMKubernetesAWSHybridMelbourneCanvaInfrastructure