Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Image Design Generation (AU remote)

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 work Our flagship campus is in Sydney, with a second campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, & Adelaide. You have flexibility in how and where you work — whether that's from one of our spaces, from home, or a mix of both. This role is remote-friendly within Australia , so you can choose the setup that empowers you and your team to do your best work. About the Team/Group We're the Generative Experience group, part of Canva's Generative AI supergroup. Our mission is to empower the world to design by developing and applying AI that can iteratively create every type of design and ingredient on Canva. Within the group, the Image Design Generation team focuses specifically on the models and infrastructure behind image generation, from the underlying generation methods through to how those methods get applied and tiered for different users at scale. About the role: As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on Image Design Generation, you'll build and improve the models and systems behind how Canva generates images and design ingredients. You'll work across the full lifecycle, from model development through to production serving, with a current team focus on launching and optimising tiered generation methods so different user tiers get the right generation experience. The team sits at the intersection of research and productionisation: taking checkpoints and novel techniques from core research and turning them into shipped, user-facing capability. The pace is fast and iterative, quick experiments and fast learnings over long fixed research plans, and using the latest AI tools to move faster is part of how this team works. You'll take ownership of scoped projects end-