Engineering Manager (BE) - Visual Suite Platform (Remote ANZ)

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 and Adelaide. But you have 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.

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.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Driving alignment and momentum across diverse teams and time zones
• Partnering with Product and Design to roadmap, resource, and realise our goals
• Leading a team of engineers and mentoring emerging leaders
• Building a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
• Making technical decisions that shape the future of our Visual Suite Platform
• Designing, developing, and deploying features in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Prioritising ruthlessly to focus on the most impactful work
• Championing engineering excellence and scalable backend architecture

You're probably a match if:

• You’ve led high-performing backend engineers
• You’re technically strong, with a deep understanding of backend systems and architectural design
• You’ve shipped complex products from early concept through to scale
• You’ve worked in distributed cloud environments (AWS experience is a bonus)
• You bring a pragmatic and user-first mindset to software development
• You’re excited about empowering teams to do the best work of their lives

About the team

The Visual Suite Platform team is the bedrock of backend and ML engineering across our suite of visual productivity tools. With 20+ engineers, we deliver critical infrastructure and powerful features that support rich, interactive experiences across the Visual Suite. Our roadmap is full of exciting projects, including deeper AI/ML integrations and power-user tooling that will redefine how users design and collaborate.

What’s in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard—but we experience lots of magic, connectivity and fun along the way. We also offer a range of benefits to support your life inside and outside of work:

• Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, connection, and more
• Flexible leave options that support you personally and empower you to be a force for good

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 your pronouns 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 your experience matches everything listed here—we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.