Analytics Engineer - Subscriptions

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 a 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.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Applying software engineering practices to provide clean data sets from the data warehouse to end users.
• Collaborating with backend engineers to develop and maintain data pipelines, data warehouses, and data models related to the subscriptions product.
• Working primarily with SQL and Python to automate and optimize data loading and transformation systems.
• Developing and implementing robust data models that accurately represent the subscription domain and support various analytics use cases.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams, such as product managers and finance teams to understand their data needs and enable actionable insights.
• Ensuring that our users’ data is protected throughout the data lifecycle and that it’s used with their consent to provide them with an amazing product experience.

You're probably a match if

• You have at least 3 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 Analytics Engineer empowers Canvanauts to discover insights from our data. You will be part of the Subscriptions team which is responsible for supercharging our revenue growth and subscription platform strategy in Canva. You will be working alongside software engineers and data scientists to build out and solidify the foundations of Canva’s subscription data that is used daily for insights and recommendations.

The Analytics Engineer applies software engineering best practices daily. Their purpose is to maintain and operate the data platform to deliver well-defined, transformed, tested, documented, and code-reviewed data sets. We handle billions of rows and petabytes of data from different sources - including events, databases, and third-party systems. We work in collaboration with multiple teams and stakeholders to support their decision-making process around the subscriptions product. Your role will directly contribute to making Canva one of the most valuable companies in the world and to do the most good along the way.

But don't just take our word for it, check out what Software Engineer - Abbie Wade has to say about working in Engineering at Canva -

"The challenges that I am solving do not have a known solution, which means I get to create and innovate each day."

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.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.