Senior Machine Learning Engineer Learning Experience

About the Group/Team

This year the Learning Experience groups mission is to ignite creativity in every learner by being fun and accessible saving teachers and course creators time and looking after every learner whether in school on campus or in the workplace. We want to continue evolving Canva into a best-in-class learning tool so that we have a sticky product with better retention.

In 2026 our Engaging Learning team is making it dramatically easier for teachers to save time through two core capabilities: discovering curriculum-aligned content thats ready to use in the classroom and AI workflows tailored to their specific teaching tasks. Were building discovery systems that surface the right content for each teachers curriculum context and generation capabilities that understand educational standards while integrating seamlessly into their existing workflows.

About the Role/Specialty

Were the Learning Experience group within Teams and Education on a mission to ignite creativity in every learner. Were building seamless learning pathways for users of all kindsstudents teachers teamsacross the globe. We thrive at the intersection of education and technology driving impact by building experiences that empower learners to grow through Canva.

What youll do (responsibilities)

• Youll build test and ship ML-powered features that enhance learning experiences

• Youll design scalable ML pipelines in collaboration with our platform teams

• Youll work closely with PMs designers and engineers to align on user needs and product direction

• Youll run experiments to validate assumptions and improve model effectiveness

• Youll contribute to shared ML infrastructure and best practices at Canva

• Youll keep up with state-of-the-art developments and explore ways to apply them at scale

What were looking for

Youre a highly skilled machine learning engineer with a proven track record of delivering ML-powered product features in production. You bring deep technical expertise across the ML lifecyclefrom data wrangling and model development to evaluation deployment and monitoring. Youre comfortable operating independently while collaborating deeply with cross-functional teams and youre motivated by user impact and product outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience building and deploying ML-powered features in production environments

• Proficiency with Python and frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch

• Skilled across the ML lifecycle: data processing model training evaluation deployment and monitoring

• Proven ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally with product design and data

• Experience with Generative AI (GenAI): LLMs diffusion models prompt engineering RAG or fine-tuning

• Familiarity with GenAI platforms (e.g. OpenAI Hugging Face Anthropic) and embedding-based systems

• Strong product mindset prioritises ML solutions that improve user experience and product outcomes

• Committed to scalable maintainable ML systems with clear metrics and impact tracking

• Passionate about ethical ML and responsible data usage especially in learning environments

• Enjoys mentoring and sharing best practices within the team

Additional Information :

Dont tick all the boxes Dont worry about that - nobody does!  

Wed still love to hear from you! At Canva we know that great engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and we value passion curiosity and a willingness to learn just as much as specific experience. If youre excited about this role but dont tick every box we encourage you to apply you might a great fit in ways you didnt expect!

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 stack 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

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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.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time