Engineering Manager (BE) - AI Media Platform
Canva · Sydney, Australia
About this role
Canva is hiring a manager-level Engineering Manager in the software engineering function based in Sydney, Australia. The posting calls out experience with Backend Development, LLMs, Distributed Systems, System Design.
- Role
- Engineering Manager
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- manager
- Track
- hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Posted
- Apr 21, 2026
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Job description
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Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Where and how you can work
Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.
Job Description
What you'd be doing in this role
As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. This role sits at the heart of one of Canva’s most exciting bets — Generative AI. You’ll lead the platform that powers AI-generated images, video, audio, and more across Canva, helping scale capabilities used by millions globally. From model integration to infrastructure optimisation, you’ll shape the systems that make magical AI experiences possible.