Engineering Manager (BE) - Content Enrichment

2 Months ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Engineering Team Lead for Content Enrichment, you'll coach a team of talented backend and machine learning engineers working across search enrichment pipelines, metadata automation, and scalable microservices. You'll define the team’s vision and guide strategic delivery aligned with Canva's goals. You’ll collaborate closely with content experts, product managers, and machine learning teams to create infrastructure that makes billions of assets more discoverable and usable every day. This role involves leading and supporting engineers, shaping the team's vision and technical architecture, coaching and mentoring engineers, collaborating across teams, embedding a culture of operational excellence, and representing the team in forums.
Must have:
  • Leadership experience guiding backend engineers through challenges.
  • Passion for coaching and developing engineers.
  • Deep engineering expertise, ideally with microservices experience.
  • Experience in designing scalable systems.
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
Perks:
  • Equity packages
  • Inclusive parental leave policy
  • Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance
  • Flexible leave options

Job Details

Company Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland. But you have a choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

Job Description

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.

As the Engineering Team Lead for Content Enrichment, you'll coach a team of talented and high performing bunch of backend engineers and machine learning engineers working across search enrichment pipelines, metadata automation, and scalable microservices. You'll define the team’s vision and guide strategic delivery aligned with Canva's goals. You’ll collaborate closely with content experts, product managers, and machine learning teams to create infrastructure that makes billions of assets more discoverable and usable every day.

This role will see you:

  • Lead and support backend and machine learning engineers driving our content enrichment platforms.

  • Shape the team’s vision, strategy, and technical architecture to scale with Canva’s content growth.

  • Coach and mentor engineers to do the best work of their lives.

  • Collaborate across content and product teams to deliver impactful, user-facing solutions.

  • Embed a culture of operational excellence and continuous technical innovation.

  • Represent your team across supergroup forums and strategic initiatives.

You're probably a match if

  • You have leadership experience guiding backend engineers through complex product and technical challenges.

  • You’re passionate about coaching and developing engineers, creating a culture of growth and support.

  • You bring deep engineering expertise, ideally with experience in microservices, search, or content systems.

  • You’re experienced in designing systems at scale, with a focus on reliability, performance, and extensibility.

  • You collaborate cross-functionally and thrive in partnerships with product, ML, and content stakeholders.

  • You think strategically and deliver pragmatically, balancing long-term vision with immediate needs.

  • You value diversity, empathy, and inclusion, and lead in a way that fosters belonging and trust.

About the team

We’re part of the Content Group in the Content & Discovery Supergroup. Our group crafts and scales the building blocks of Canva’s extensive content library – empowering every user to find the perfect content for their design. The Content Enrichment team is focused on elevating the quality, relevance, and classification of Canva's media through automation, intelligent tagging, and platform integrations. Our work fuels the discovery engine of Canva and has a direct impact on user satisfaction and engagement.

What's in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.

Here's a taste of what's 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

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.

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.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

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