Canva

Principal Partner Engineer, Ecosystem

Canva

United States Remote Programming 3 days ago via Himalayas
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Job details

Company
Canva
Location
United States
Remote
Yes
Source
via Himalayas
Posted April 23, 2026
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About this role

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design as a Principal Partner Engineer, Ecosystem. Collaborate with Canva's engineering teams in a remote work environment, shaping the direction of Canva's external platform surface and driving decisions with partners.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • Several years of experience in roles operating at the seam between partner engineering, platform engineering, and product
  • Experience building developer platforms, not just evangelizing them
  • Technical depth on the modern AI platform stack, including MCP, tool-use, agentic API design, and tradeoffs
  • Ability to move fluidly between product roadmap conversations, system design discussions, and partner negotiations
  • Strong communication skills, with ability to resolve misalignments by writing clearly
  • Experience working in heterogeneous product stacks that move fast
  • Hands-on experience shipping or integrating with MCP (Anthropic, OpenAI, Copilot, or Gemini flavours)
  • Strong TypeScript skills, with comfort across front-end (React) and server-side JavaScript
  • Ability to read and understand Java backend code
  • Track record of turning ambiguous partner signal into crisp engineering decisions

Benefits

  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave policy
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing and social connection
  • Flexible leave options
  • Remote work environment

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