Senior Backend Engineer - Video Effects
Company Description
About the Group/Team The Multimedia team is on a mission to make multimedia storytelling quick, simple, and fun for everyone. Within the Design Experience Supergroup, we focus on delivering powerful video creation tools and intuitive user experiences. We combine backend services, real-time media processing, and AI innovation to help our users bring ideas to life.
Job Description
About the Role/Specialty This role sits within the Video Effects stream and is focused on building high-throughput backend infrastructure for real-time video processing. You’ll design and scale distributed systems that serve ML models, manage GPU workloads, and deliver seamless video experiences. Your work will underpin the performance, reliability, and responsiveness of Canva’s most cutting-edge multimedia features.
What you’ll do (responsibilities)
Design and maintain scalable distributed systems for audio/video processing
Build robust APIs and services to integrate ML models into real-time video features
Optimise backend infrastructure for performance, reliability, and memory efficiency
Develop caching and content delivery strategies for ML-generated media
Manage and tune GPU clusters for efficient model serving and video transformation
Ensure fault-tolerance and scalability across containerized media pipelines
Collaborate closely with MLEs, product managers, and researchers to ship end-to-end solutions
Work with global teams to build integrated systems with global Canva infrastructure
Qualifications
What we're looking for
We’re looking for a backend engineer with a passion for multimedia systems and deep expertise in performance-focused engineering.
You’ll bring:
Experience building and operating scalable distributed systems and microservices
Deep knowledge of high-throughput AV processing infrastructure
Familiarity with GPU orchestration, resource scheduling, and model-serving pipelines
Strong system design skills, particularly for real-time content delivery and ML integration
Proficiency in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and deployment at scale
A product-driven mindset with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and user impact
Additional Information
What the candidate will learn and how will they develop at Canva
Operate at scale, shipping infrastructure that supports millions of video creators
Develop advanced expertise in GPU workloads, ML model integration, and AV system design
Collaborate across specialties in a fast-paced, research-meets-product environment
Influence Canva’s next generation of intelligent, cloud-native video creation tools
Senior Backend Engineer - Video Effects
Company Description
About the Group/Team The Multimedia team is on a mission to make multimedia storytelling quick, simple, and fun for everyone. Within the Design Experience Supergroup, we focus on delivering powerful video creation tools and intuitive user experiences. We combine backend services, real-time media processing, and AI innovation to help our users bring ideas to life.
Job Description
About the Role/Specialty This role sits within the Video Effects stream and is focused on building high-throughput backend infrastructure for real-time video processing. You’ll design and scale distributed systems that serve ML models, manage GPU workloads, and deliver seamless video experiences. Your work will underpin the performance, reliability, and responsiveness of Canva’s most cutting-edge multimedia features.
What you’ll do (responsibilities)
Design and maintain scalable distributed systems for audio/video processing
Build robust APIs and services to integrate ML models into real-time video features
Optimise backend infrastructure for performance, reliability, and memory efficiency
Develop caching and content delivery strategies for ML-generated media
Manage and tune GPU clusters for efficient model serving and video transformation
Ensure fault-tolerance and scalability across containerized media pipelines
Collaborate closely with MLEs, product managers, and researchers to ship end-to-end solutions
Work with global teams to build integrated systems with global Canva infrastructure
Qualifications
What we're looking for
We’re looking for a backend engineer with a passion for multimedia systems and deep expertise in performance-focused engineering.
You’ll bring:
Experience building and operating scalable distributed systems and microservices
Deep knowledge of high-throughput AV processing infrastructure
Familiarity with GPU orchestration, resource scheduling, and model-serving pipelines
Strong system design skills, particularly for real-time content delivery and ML integration
Proficiency in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and deployment at scale
A product-driven mindset with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and user impact
Additional Information
What the candidate will learn and how will they develop at Canva
Operate at scale, shipping infrastructure that supports millions of video creators
Develop advanced expertise in GPU workloads, ML model integration, and AV system design
Collaborate across specialties in a fast-paced, research-meets-product environment
Influence Canva’s next generation of intelligent, cloud-native video creation tools