Chief Data Platform Engineer

2 weeks ago


Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Canva Full time

About Canva

At Canva, we're passionate about empowering everyone to create and innovate. With a product used by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, we're committed to delivering high-impact outcomes for our customers and business.

Your Role

We're seeking a Chief Data Platform Engineer to join our Data Platform Group in the Infrastructure Super Group at Canva. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing a declarative infrastructure management framework for Canva's data platform (Snowflake and AWS) to enable self-service data pipeline and analytics development by Canva's data community.

About the Job

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented team of engineers and contribute to the growth of data platform teams. You will be responsible for:

  • Designing and implementing a declarative infrastructure management framework for Canva's data platform (Snowflake and AWS)
  • Building out automated governance for data platform across all data workloads
  • Uplifting & iterating data access controls framework towards finer grain controls and policy-based access controls
  • Improving development practices through improvement to testing strategies and frameworks
  • Contribute towards the growth of data platform teams, including hiring, onboarding, training of fellow engineers
  • Contributing towards up/cross skill training on usage of data platform in Canva's data community
  • Uplifting engineering practices, especially on engineering, architecture, and documentation
  • Engaging data community to improve data platform capabilities and tooling

What We Offer

In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $220,000 per annum, depending on experience, as well as a range of benefits, including equity packages, inclusive parental leave policy, annual Vibe & Thrive allowance, and flexible leave options. We also offer opportunities for professional growth and development, a dynamic and supportive work environment, and a chance to work on exciting projects that can make a real impact.



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