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      3.9

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (848 total reviews)
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      Melanie Perkins

      85% approve of CEO

      66% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Canva has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 848 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Canva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      848 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 30, 2023

      Nice if you want to chill and stop learning, weird culture though

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -WLB very good, they respect your time and don't encourage working outside of normal work hours. - Fully remote available. - Good perks for in-office employees like free food, lots of social events

      Cons

      - Focuses too much on culture and social events, feels a bit cult-like at times. - Depending on team, can feel isolated in your role. - Deskilling experience, siloed in your work and it's hard to branch out. - Toxic positivity, hard to give feedback honestly - A lot of people are just coasting or doing the bare minimum

      1.0
      Aug 1, 2022

      Slow moving behemoth with many underlying issues

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lunch is really good. Lots of networking and connections. Still growing without much redundancies. This can be a secure job at higher levels. Pay is good but not the best in the market.

      Cons

      Very slow SDLC process that almost seems like waterfall. Unclear growth path after a certain terminal level. Not very egalitarian. Seems more ethnocratic especially at higher levels. Lots of rest and vesters. Looks to be in that stage of adding more process to tame the chaos. Stock options have been devalued by some investors however the company is yet to recognise such devaluation in their refresher grants.

      1.0
      Jun 23, 2024

      If you are a QA and you expect a supportive or encouraging management. Walk away.

      Quality assurance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A well known company that user like to use the software. So your work is seen, if that's important to you.

      Cons

      There is no tangible recognition for a good quality process, no structure to help you succeed in your role nor any support to get there in a chaotic and painfully adhoc delivery cycle. Read this as; no one can make any decisions by themselves and a company of 5000 is dictated to by 3 people. One of which openly brags "‘wartime’ approach to staff performance", how about an inch of sanity in Product development, team empowerment and a culture of quality and encouragement. Do not expect empowerment or autonomy in this environment and do not expect to be cared for. Unless you're a chop shop engineer and love to be told what and how to do it... repeatedly for the same feature. Walk away and keep your morals.

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