Senior Analytics Engineer – Product Insights Enablement, remote across ANZ

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you’re probably keen to find out what’s on offer, so we’ll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work. That means if you want to do your thing in the office (if you’re near one), at home or a bit of both, it’s up to you.

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that’s all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you’ll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

• Supporting the Analytics Engineering needs of our new team Product Quality as we build out Canva’s Feature Catalog, this will involve setting up reusable and scalable data pipelines based off analytics event and Open Telemetry data.
• Maintaining and further scaling the ingestion of product analytics events in particular the “fan-out” of events into individual tables.
• Supporting the adoption of our warehouse native replacement to Amplitude for large scale self serve analytics.
• Data modelling and integration of various sources at Canva to support our vision for Project Heartbeat which offers a 360 view of our business metrics and how they are influenced.
• Supporting the broader objectives of the PIE group by taking ownership of a significant problem, find a solution and see it through from the idea stage to production delivery
• You’ll bring your knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to contribute to our vision and roadmap planning

You’re probably a match if

• You have at least 5 years of recent experience building and managing large data platform environments in the cloud, AWS preferred.
• You have experience with modern MPP cloud-based data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery.
• You can demonstrate advanced SQL and data modelling skills.
• You are experienced with event-oriented data sets of large size and diverse schemas.
• You have developed dashboards and reporting systems.
• You are familiar with a wide set of data warehousing principles, including architecture, methodologies, schemas, performance/optimisation principles, and best practices.
• You have strong competency following the ELT approach to the data integration process.
• You are curious and self-driven to continuously learn new techniques and tools to extract value from data.
• You have experience owning, tracking, and delivering goals, working both independently and in teams.

About the team

The Product Insights Enablement (PIE) group is on a mission to propel Canva’s growth by providing a unified platform to help teams ship confidently and measure outcomes. We are building a centralised home for all product insights so that teams act swiftly and decisively to make positive changes to the product.

We plan to tackle our mission in two steps. Step one is implementing a streamlined measurement process so that Canvanauts have the insight to decide if they should ship a change. Step two is to continuously feed insights to teams so they can make strategic decisions about what to focus on next.

In this role, you will be working across the entire PIE group but your home with be with Product Quality (PQ). The PQ team is working to develop new tools, frameworks, and processes to continuously report on the quality of Canva’s features. These tools will surface critical platform metrics in a single, consistent location so that all teams can make well informed, quicker data-driven strategic decisions.

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, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in 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 & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

Other stuff to know

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 tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above – we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.