Engineering Manager (BE & LLM's) - Canva AI
Engineering Manager (BE & LLM's) - Canva AI
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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.
As the Engineering Manager youll lead the Canva AI Conductor team initially managing a team of 6-7 engineers (BEs and MLEs) with expectations to grow the team further. Youll independently craft and execute strategic product platform and technical roadmaps driving key initiatives that leverage cutting-edge AI and LLM technologies. Your role involves deep collaboration with stakeholders across Canva ensuring the Conductor platform continuously evolves to meet user and technical demands. This role is central to Canva AIs future offering high visibility and strategic impact across the company.
At the moment this role is focused on:
Lead and scale the Conductor engineering team managing team growth and hiring to support ambitious project goals.
Independently crafting and executing product platform and technical roadmaps in partnership with stakeholders across Canva.
Driving innovative ideas from concept to launch in a highly collaborative product-led environment.
Providing hands-on technical leadership in backend engineering (Java) and large language model (LLM) integration (Python).
Championing a culture of fast effective execution with calculated risk-taking.
Youre probably a match if:
You have a proven track record in product-minded engineering leadership and independent roadmap ownership
You bring deep technical expertise in backend development and AI/ML particularly with Java and Python
You operate with a strong bias for action and comfort with ambiguity
Youre a strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills
You thrive in fast-moving environments and lead by example when it comes to innovation and delivery
About the team:
We are the Canva AI Group the face of Canva AI. Our group owns the end-to-end AI product experiences and the Conductor platform powering prompt understanding and task execution. Our vision is to deliver the most intuitive conversational experience to empower anyone anywhere to generate content from designs and documents to images and Q&A.
The Conductor team is a critical engineering-led platform team within this group. We provide the technical foundation and orchestration intelligence behind Canva AI enabling our users to unlock Canvas full potential through magical AI-driven experiences.
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 office setup & more
Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally
Check out for more info.
Other stuff to know:
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
Employment Type
Remote
