Engineering Manager (BE) - Ecosystem Distribution

Canva
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Product sense","Technical guidance","Decision-making"]

Lead a team driving how Canva integrates with leading AI platforms, owning outcomes end-to-end. You’ll manage 4–6 engineers, provide technical and architectural guidance, and partner with product to balance roadmap priorities with pragmatic engineering quality. Build and extend connectors and MCP/API capabilities across OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Amazon, while supporting integration quality with external partners. This is hands-on engineering leadership with a Java and TypeScript/React stack.

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Engineering Manager (BE) - Ecosystem Distribution

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Job Summary

Lead a team driving how Canva integrates with leading AI platforms, owning outcomes end-to-end. You’ll manage 4–6 engineers, provide technical and architectural guidance, and partner with product to balance roadmap priorities with pragmatic engineering quality. Build and extend connectors and MCP/API capabilities across OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Amazon, while supporting integration quality with external partners. This is hands-on engineering leadership with a Java and TypeScript/React stack.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and coach a team of 4–6 engineers building MCP and API capabilities.
  • •Own team delivery and drive ongoing improvements.
  • •Partner with Product on roadmap direction, balancing outcomes with pragmatic technical excellence.
  • •Build and extend strategic connectors on major AI platforms (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Amazon).
  • •Work closely with external partners to ensure integration quality and ship new API/MCP capabilities; contribute hands-on by writing code.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:EquityParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading engineering teams (4+ engineers) in a product-focused environment, with a record of growing people.
  • •Strong hands-on technical ability, including reading, writing, and reviewing production code regularly.
  • •Experience working with Java (backend microservices) and TypeScript/React (frontend).
  • •Genuine curiosity about AI, developer platforms, and evolving AI tooling (LLMs, MCP, AI agents).
  • •Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with strong product sense and clear communication across teams and external partners.
Experience:AIDeveloper platforms
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProduct senseTechnical guidanceDecision-making
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaTypeScriptReactREST APIsMCPOpenAIGoogleAnthropicMicrosoftAmazonAWS

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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