Senior Backend Software Engineer - GenAI, Conversational Experience

Summary

Join Canva's Conversational Experience group and help redefine how the world experiences design through innovative conversational AI solutions. As a backend engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize high-performance backend services powering Canva's Conversational AI experiences. You will collaborate with AI researchers and ML engineers, architect scalable APIs, implement real-time data pipelines, and ensure high availability and reliability of AI-powered services. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of backend engineering experience with large-scale distributed systems, strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin, and experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code tools. Passion for AI-powered experiences and conversational interfaces is essential. Canva offers a range of benefits, including equity packages, inclusive parental leave, a wellbeing allowance, and flexible leave options.

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally working with large-scale distributed systems
• Have strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin and experience with microservices architecture
• Are experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
• Have hands-on experience with real-time data processing and event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.)
• Have knowledge of integrating machine learning models into production environments
• Are passionate about AI-powered experiences and conversational interfaces
• Have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in fast-paced, iterative development cycles

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance backend services that power Canva’s Conversational AI experiences
• Working closely with AI researchers and ML engineers to integrate cutting-edge machine learning models into production systems
• Architecting scalable APIs and infrastructure to handle millions of AI-driven interactions
• Implementing and maintaining real-time data pipelines that enhance AI-driven user experiences
• Ensuring high availability and reliability of AI-powered services through best practices in observability, monitoring, and incident response
• Staying at the forefront of AI and backend development trends, bringing new ideas and innovations to the team

Benefits

• 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