Working at Canva is special - Software Engineer Canva Employee Review

5.0
Sep 17, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Before I begin listing all the employee benefits, I'd like to point out the sheer scale of goodness that Canva offers. Only recently the CEO announced she'll be donating about 40% of her personal equity for the good of the world, which amounts to about $5 billion USD! There's many billionaires in the world but no one has pledged this much so far (with the exception of MacKenzie Scott)! There is this sense of higher purpose here that you will never feel at other big companies i.e Google, Amazon, Facebook, all of which have well documented issues! I think this fact alone makes it great company to work for - the sense that you are making the world a better place! Culture of course is one of the best as well. Employee benefits include: - Generous Equity - Good salary - In house daily breakfast and lunches (during covid a daily stipend of about 16AUD) - Gym - Fully stocked kitchens - Lots of other little grants to help your personal growth - And so much more!

Cons

Hypergrowth but I think Canva has a great employee Onboarding system to help ease this huge flux of newbies every two weeks or so

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

⁠The work culture is amazing and highly collaborative. There are plenty of opportunities to learn new technologies, and the perks/benefits are excellent.⁠The work culture is amazing and highly collaborative. There are plenty of opportunities to learn new technologies, and the perks/benefits are excellent.⁠

Cons

The company is growing very fast, so internal processes and structure change frequently. Work-life balance can be tricky during big product launches.⁠

3.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Product is beloved by users. Brand affinity is second to none which makes being a marketer a lot of fun. Genuinely good and caring coworkers who want to build something great. Hiring bar is high. Vibe and Thrive benefit is clever and unique.

Cons

Behind the brand is a cult like culture with the “founders” surrounded by yes people (whether they are aware of it or not). Mediocrity seems to be tolerated among management’s “old guard” causing tension and churn with newer and sometimes more experienced leaders. Insecure leaders at some of the highest levels perpetuate much of the toxic behaviors described in the reviews below such as gaslighting and favoritism. People “disappear” with little to no explanation, but hey, it’s the “Canva way”.

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