Senior Machine Learning Engineer Design Import (ANZ remote)

About the Group/Team

The Editing Platform group sits within the Design Experience supergroup and powers the foundations that enable anyone anywhere to create beautiful designs with speed and confidence. We build secure performant reliable and scalable platform capabilities that support Canvas editor and unlock powerful new product experiences.

Within this group the Design Import team is focused on making it effortless for users to bring their designs into Canva from external tools and formats. We work at the intersection of rendering systems file parsing performance engineering and user experience ensuring that imported designs are accurate editable and production-ready. Our work plays a critical role in reducing friction for new users and deepening value for teams and enterprises migrating to Canva.

About the Role/Specialty

As the first Senior Machine Learning Engineer on Design Import youll be pioneering ML capability within the team. Youll bring conceptual and practical expertise to complex problems and apply machine learning techniques to improve import accuracy structure recognition layout reconstruction and performance optimization.

Youll work cross-functionally with backend engineers rendering experts product managers and designers to identify high-impact ML opportunities. As the first MLE in the team youll shape strategy define best practices and build scalable ML systems that integrate deeply into Canvas editor platform.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity enjoys building from first principles and wants to make foundational impact in a high-scale product-led environment.

What youll do (responsibilities)

• 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.

What were looking for:

Youre a strong technical craftsperson who combines deep ML expertise with product intuition. Youre comfortable operating independently and taking ownership of complex problem spaces while still valuing collaboration and feedback.

Were looking for someone who:

• Has strong experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments.

• Has 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.

• Is 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.

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

Key Skills
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Experience: years
Vacancy: 1