I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Jan 2018
Interview
Interview was over skype / hangouts and split into 4 parts.
- First, a quick chat with HR guy about your background, plans, etc.
- Then an automated online assignment through hackkerrank (algorithms etc.). I see the need for sorting out a lot of people but I'd personally get rid of this.
- A one hour live coding session with one of their engineers.
- Two longer interviews with two of their engineers, about 2,5-3 hours each (one was focused more on implementing UI stuff, the other one more on CS foundations and logic).
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Dec 2025
Interview
1. Recruiter call, 2. AI-assisted interview, 3. Final around with 3 interviews: pair-style interview, software architecture, culture-fit interview
Everyone at Canva was so welcoming, warm, and helpful throughout the process. Communications were not as quick due to the holidays, but HR kept me updated throughout my whole journey till the offer phase.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Melbourne) in Sept 2025
Interview
First interview is a 30 min phone screening, second interview is an AI-Assisted interview with a broad question and you need to handle scoping and development.
Final interview is a 3 part interview in a day, 1hr javascript only programming, 1hr system design and 1hr behavioural inteview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Build Canva (but up to developer to define scope, e.g. drawing on a canvas with text creation).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Auckland, Auckland) in Apr 2025
Interview
1) 1 hour call with People Researcher : 1st round screening is just a chat
2) 1 hour DSA recorded interview with an Engineer from Canva, it's a pair programming type of exercise where you are asked to solve a problem and talk through your solution