Canva
Senior Machine Learning Engineer- Elements Platform
Remote Senior Machine Learning Engineer role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 14, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Australia
Role overview
Senior Machine Learning Engineer- Elements Platform
Requirements and responsibilities
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What you’ll do (responsibilities):
- Design, build, and ship ML models that power content generation and quality eval scoring for Canva's generated element and template library.
- Own the full ML lifecycle — from data pipelines and training through to deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
- Partner with Content Engine, CORE AI Research, AI Media, and Discovery teams to align ML work with the broader content strategy.
- Diagnose and resolve issues across model performance, data quality, and production reliability.
- Run experiments to validate ML approaches before scaling them, with clear success metrics.
- Contribute to the engineering standards and tooling that make ML development faster and more reliable across the group.
- Communicate technical tradeoffs clearly to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
What You'll Learn & Build:
- Deep experience scaling ML systems for a content platform used by hundreds of millions of people.
- Exposure to the full spectrum of content ML work — from generation to design understanding.
- Opportunities to shape ML engineering practice across the Content Product group.
- Growth toward technical leadership, with real scope to define and drive your own roadmap.
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
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