Senior Engineering Manager / Machine Learning (m/f/x) – Canva Austria

Job 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, Australia but Austria is home to part of our European operations. And 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.

Fun fact, a big part of our Austrian operations is developing the AI product within Canva to help reimagine how artificial intelligence can be used in design. Pretty cool ha!

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 the overall technical direction, strategic alignment, and engineering excellence in Vienna.
• Collaborating with product leadership and other stakeholders to develop and maintain a long-term product roadmap.
• Driving the adoption of best practices across the engineering teams, such as the code management and review process, quality assurance, deployment workflow, and agile software development practices.
• Taking care of the goals and milestone planning of your team by ensuring well-defined, impactful goals and metrics are set and consistently achieved, as well as driving the bi-annual performance review process with your coachees.
• Fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, and continuous learning while creating opportunities for growth and development within the engineering community.

You’re probably a match if

• You come from a strong engineering background with industry experience in Machine Learning and related fields (Data, MLOps, etc.).
• You can showcase a deeper understanding of Machine Learning concepts such as LLMs, Diffusion Models, and Generative AI.
• You are an experienced engineering manager, passionate about working in and leading teams of at least 20 engineers across multiple disciplines (Machine Learning, DevOps, Backend, Data, etc.).
• You have experience in coaching and leading not only IC roles but also other engineering managers and leaders and growing your coachees into leadership positions.
• You share a passion for leading from behind, enabling engineers to grow and develop their skill sets without micromanaging them.
• You have experience working in high-growth environments where requirements can change quickly as well as working on highly-scalable projects.

About the team

The Visual AI Group’s mission is to build trusted & powerful Visual Artificial Intelligence to enable world-leading product features for creative productivity. Our team, encompassing AI products, research, and data labeling, focuses on developing state-of-the-art AI models that are crucial for introducing innovative features and tools. Our work directly contributes to Canva’s leadership in the design space, enabling users to create with unprecedented ease and sophistication. As AI reshapes the creative landscape, our group’s mission is vital to maintaining Canva’s cutting-edge status and driving the company’s overall success. We are a key player in realizing Canva’s vision of making design accessible to everyone, by integrating AI into everyday creativity.

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.

At Canva we value fairness, and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The starting salary for this position is 80,000 EUR. When calculating offers, we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates’ skills and experience.

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.