As an Engineering Manager on the AI Developer Tooling Workflows team at Canva, you will lead a new team focused on pioneering AI-driven developer tooling to enhance engineering productivity at scale. This role involves shaping the strategy and execution of Canva’s vision for an AI-orchestrated developer experience, building intelligent, context-aware systems, and mentoring a high-performing engineering team.
What You'll Do
- Leading a new team pioneering AI developer tooling workflows that boost engineering productivity at scale
- Driving the strategy and execution of Canva’s “AI-Orchestrated Developer Experience” goal
- Building agentic, context-aware AI systems that understand and integrate into our software development lifecycle
- Partnering with platform teams to embed intelligent capabilities across the entire developer workflow
- Mentoring and growing a high-performing team of engineers working on the frontier of AI and developer experience
- Evaluating and trialling emerging AI tools and shaping their impact across Canva Engineering
What We're Looking For
- Led high-impact engineering teams and are passionate about developer tooling/experience
- Bring a deep technical understanding of AI/ML systems, LLMs, or developer tooling
- Worked with or explored tools like Cursor, Copilot, or similar coding assistants
- Thrive in ambiguity and love building 0→1 systems that scale
- Are a collaborative leader who can influence across teams and drive outcomes without authority
- Care about building a magical developer experience and are excited to push boundaries
Technical Stack
- AI/ML systems
- LLMs
- developer tooling
- Cursor
- Copilot
- coding assistants
Team & Environment
- Part of the DevX group within Canva’s Infra specialty
Benefits & Compensation
- Equity packages – we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options to recharge, support others, or make a positive impact
Work Mode
- Remote
- ANZ (remote)
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. Please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to apply — we’re excited to hear from you!
