- They outsource their interview process to you, if you were to let them ask you 1 question instead of yourself talking for a full hour, you will be deemed "not autonomous", "didn't lead the interview" etc. - The interviewers do not introduce themselves, so you shouldn't expect that. If you keep your expectation of their manners to 0, you'll be fine - I asked the engineering manager that interviewed me, why he chose to join canva, he told me he is still not sure whether that was the right decision - this was the dealbreaker for me right there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement circular buffer using an array with 2 pointer
I applied online. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Jan 2026
Interview
3 stages:
1. Initial chat with the recruiter
2. Coding with AI
3. Final interview with 3 parts
a. Systems design interview
b. Behavioural interview
c. Coding exercise (without AI)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where you have to inform your stakeholders that your work will not make it in time.
Technical interview focused on coding and system design problems, emphasizing clean code, scalability, and architectural decisions.
Received detailed, professional feedback highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement in design and implementation.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Nov 2025
Interview
Interview went well, everyone was nice and communication from team was great, 3 rounds of interviews, get to know you (minor technical questions), ai code interview, and final 3 round interview (system design, behavioral, live coding)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do a system design for a Merchandising store, give api request examples and also structure of data objects etc