Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Design Import
Canva
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Australia
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About the role
- Design, build, and deploy machine learning models that improve the accuracy and quality of design imports at scale
- Work closely with engineers to integrate ML systems into high-performance backend and rendering pipelines
- Define data strategies — including data collection, labeling approaches, and evaluation frameworks — to continuously improve model performance
- Take a new perspective on existing import solutions and apply analytical thinking to solve complex, ambiguous problems
- Contribute to architectural decisions that impact the broader Editing Platform ecosystem
- Champion experimentation, monitoring, and model observability best practices
- Collaborate across teams to identify opportunities where ML can unlock step-change improvements in user experience
Requirements
- Strong experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments
- Hands-on experience with Python and ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and experience shipping scalable systems
- Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in areas such as computer vision, document/layout understanding, structured data extraction, or related fields
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shaping problem definitions in a fast-scaling environment
- Thinks beyond model performance — considering system design, latency, reliability, and user impact
- Communicates clearly and can translate complex ML concepts into actionable engineering decisions.
Benefits
- 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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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningPythonPyTorchTensorFlowdata collectiondata labelingmodel evaluationcomputer visionstructured data extractionsystem design
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingproblem solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilityexperimentationmonitoringmodel observabilitynavigating ambiguitytranslating complex concepts