Software Engineer - AI Developer Tooling Workflows

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!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 workOur flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It’s a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect. This role is based in Sydney, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.What you’d be doing in this roleAs 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:Solving challenges no one’s solved before, with access to state-of-the-art tooling, models and infrastructure.Building and enhancing AI tooling infrastructure, including our MCP implementations and internal AI enabled CLIs, to provide Canva-specific context to AI toolsBeing part of researching and developing high-value AI paved paths, including multi-agent AI orchestration, to go beyond code generation to enhance one or multiple parts of the Canva SDLCKeeping Canva close to the bleeding edge by industry research and 3rd party AI tooling trial, including evaluation, success metrics, and adoption.Helping troubleshoot complex AI tooling issues across both Platform and ProductCodify and share technical knowledge through documentation and presentationsProviding technical expertise by identifying knowledge gaps and lifting team capabilitiesCreating and maintaining technical documentation for AI tooling adoptionLearning from senior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of our AI tooling ecosystemYou're probably a match ifYou have strong experience with the Python and/or Go programming languagesYou have experience in AI tooling for software engineering (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)You have an understanding of APIs, integrations, and developer toolingYou have familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the overall SDLCYou have the ability to implement solutions from technical specifications and collaborate effectively with senior engineersYou have strong communication skills and ability to document technical work clearlyYou have the eagerness to learn about LLMs, AI agents, MCPs, and prompt engineeringAbout the Group and TeamJoin the DevX (Developer Experience) group at Canva, where our goal is to empower engineers to do their best work. We are creating a new team called AI Developer Tooling Workflows tha...