I applied through a recruiter. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney)
Interview
1. 60min Hackerrank question, had to solve algorithm in O(n) time as n^2 was not passing speed test cases
2. 30min Phone screening interview, asked common JavaScript interview questions and had to explain what different blocks of code did.
3. 45min Frontend question with a Canva engineer - Vanilla JS
4. 45min Behavioural interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
45 min Frontend question with HTML CSS and JavaScript. Have to make something.
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 Sep 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
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