Engineering Manager (Android / React Native) - Native Features
Core
Leading and coaching a team of 3-6 engineers to build native Android features and optimize performance within Canva's React Native app.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Android / React Native)
Builds
Native Android features, video editor, home-screen widgets, and background processing for Canva's mobile app.
Domain
Consumer Design / Mobile Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Team leadership and mentoring, Android development in Kotlin, React Native architecture, Android internals (lifecycle, memory, threading), CS fundamentals, problem decomposition, cross-functional communication
Preferred skills
Experience with Jetpack libraries, performance profiling, bridging native modules to React Native
Technologies
Kotlin, Java, React Native, Jetpack libraries, Android SDK
Responsibilities
Coaching engineers on growth and technical challenges, partnering with product and design to shape roadmap, championing performance and stability, owning end-to-end delivery of cross-team initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC