I applied online. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in May 2024
Interview
They send you a link for a code test, you can enter it within a scheduled time and try to finish the test within 2 hours. It has about 4-8 questions, some are incompleted script, some you have to code all by yourself.
First they start with phone screening. Shortly after this, they will invite you to do an AI assisted interview. After passing this, they will invite you to their final interview which consists of 3 sub interviews: Coding, ML Design and Behavioural.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked to optimise a recommendation ML based problem for the AI assisted interview
My interaction with one of the recruiters was disappointing. When I mentioned I use VS Code as my code editor, the HR person smirked, which felt condescending. Later, they asked, “Do you even have a job now?” — an unnecessarily rude and unprofessional question. The experience gave the impression that not all members of the HR team uphold the respectful and inclusive culture Canva is known for.
One person with strange accent. I understand 5% of what he’s saying. Another person is the best interviewer I’ve had so far. Very encouraging. Another person is very pushing and condescending.
