Senior Backend Engineer - AI Enablement

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey gday mabuhay kia ora hallo vtejte!
Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and youre probably keen to find out whats on offer so well get straight to the point.

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.

What youd be doing in this role
As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Building services and solutions to empower non-ML engineers and non-technical Canvanauts to adopt AI capabilities
• Expanding adoption of first and third-party AI features across Canva
• Developing and promoting AI-powered workflows for all Canvanauts
• Contributing to company-wide AI enablement through knowledge sharing and internal forums
• Assisting in the development of learning materials to scale AI adoption internally
• Bringing a backend lens to the conversation to help define how AI can be scaled across the product

Youre probably a match if:

• A willingness to work with Canvanauts from a wide variety of specialties and backgrounds from engineers and product managers to experience and learning designers
• An enthusiasm for delivering impact in more ways than just code
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• The drive and creativity to work independently at times to solve demanding problems
• Passion for engineering excellence systems architecture and meeting non-functional requirements
• Understanding of Computer Science/Engineering fundamentals and first principles covering system design data structures architecture and design patterns
• Experience building scalable internal tooling in programming languages like Java 
• Exposure to the integration of AI features from custom models to third-party LLMs
• Familiarity with working on platform or enablement teams (and an understanding of how they differ from product-focused teams)
• Experience with containerization Terraform and GitOps principles for automation and deployment is a plus

About the team
The AI Enablement team sits within the AI Platform group in Canvas Generative AI Supergroup. Were responsible for scaling the use of AI across Canva by enabling Canvanauts from all backgrounds not just ML engineers to build prototype and ship with AI. We empower teams through internal tooling learning resources and knowledge-sharing programs to bring delightful AI-enhanced experiences to our users.

Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:
Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection home office setup & more
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and support you personally

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Other stuff to know

We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - youll tackle interactive real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we do. In some interviews you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side. Your recruitment partner will walk you through what to make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you! 

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time