Canva

Engineering Manager – AI Developer Tooling Workflows

Canva

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Australia

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About the role

  • Leading a new team pioneering AI developer tooling workflows that boost engineering productivity at scale
  • Driving the strategy and execution of Canva’s “AI-Orchestrated Developer Experience” goal
  • Building agentic, context-aware AI systems that understand and integrate into our software development lifecycle
  • Partnering with platform teams to embed intelligent capabilities across the entire developer workflow
  • Mentoring and growing a high-performing team of engineers working on the frontier of AI and developer experience
  • Evaluating and trialling emerging AI tools and shaping their impact across Canva Engineering

Requirements

  • You’ve led high-impact engineering teams and are passionate about developer tooling/experience
  • You bring a deep technical understanding of AI/ML systems, LLMs, or developer tooling
  • You’ve worked with or explored tools like Cursor, Copilot, or similar coding assistants
  • You thrive in ambiguity and love building 0→1 systems that scale
  • You’re a collaborative leader who can influence across teams and drive outcomes without authority
  • You care about building a magical developer experience and are excited to push boundaries
Benefits
  • Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options to recharge, support others, or make a positive impact

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AI systemsML systemsLLMsdeveloper toolingsoftware development lifecycleengineering productivity0→1 systems
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationinfluencementoringadaptability