Canva

AI

EngineeringManager(BE/ML)AIHelpPlatform

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Engineering Manager (BE/ML) - AI Help Platform at Canva. Skills: AI, ML, Platform engineering, Backend systems. Coach, mentor, and grow engineers. Lead technical strategy and roadmap planning”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve user satisfaction, activation, and retention at scale; Help millions of users solve problems instantly

Industry & Context.

AI
Problems you'll solve

Solve real user problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

leading backend, platform, or AI/ML engineering teams in high-scale environments, technical depth across backend systems, distributed architectures, or platform engineering, balancing platform thinking with product thinking, partnering with Product Managers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional stakeholders, excellent communicator who can simplify complex technical concepts and build trust across teams, building inclusive, psychologically safe, and high-performing engineering cultures

Nice to Have

Experience working with AI platforms, orchestration systems, evaluation tooling, or conversational AI experiences

What You'll Do.

Lead technical strategy and roadmap planning

Build scalable backend systems

Drive experimentation and delivery

Champion engineering quality and reliability

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Support evolution of intelligent help experiences

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Product Managers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional stakeholders; Collaborating closely with teams across User Voice, Generative AI, Ecosystems, and Product Platform; Collaborative culture

Communication Scope

Excellent communicator; Simplify complex technical concepts; Build trust across teams

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

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