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 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.

This role will see you:

• Leading and growing a high-performing team of backend and machine learning engineers

• Evolving the search architecture that connects users with the perfect template for their next project

• Delivering measurable improvements to search quality across surfaces like homepage and query-based discovery

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end user improvements

• Setting the technical direction for search ranking, experimentation, and platform evolution

• Ensuring excellence in engineering culture, on-call health, and stakeholder alignment

You're probably a match if

• You’ve led technical teams in complex domains like search, ranking, or machine learning

• You’re passionate about building inclusive, high-performing engineering cultures

• You’re skilled at navigating ambiguity and technical trade-offs in fast-paced environments

• You communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• You’re energised by developing others and unlocking new team capabilities

• You have strong system-level thinking and a curiosity to understand how things work under the hood

About the team

The Template Search Quality team sits within the Discovery Group at Canva. We build the systems that help millions of users find the perfect starting point for their next creation. From ranking pipelines to experimentation frameworks, the team ensures our users see the most relevant, high-quality templates for their needs—across styles, formats, languages, and regions. This team plays a critical role in Canva’s success by empowering users to go from idea to publish with confidence and 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.

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.