Engineering Manager (FE) - Learning Experience (Remote ANZ)

Location: Team Engineering

Team: Country Wellington / New Zealand

About the Role

Join Canva's Learning Experience team, where we're redefining how the world learns through design. As Engineering Manager (FE) - Learning Experience (Remote ANZ), you'll lead a passionate frontend team igniting creativity for every learner—making Canva fun, accessible, and indispensable for teachers, students, and professionals. In the first half of 2025, we'll launch engaging new features for Courses, Lessons, and interactive elements, boosting visibility and driving long-term retention to evolve Canva into a best-in-class learning platform. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll guide your team in building AI-generated learning content and a revolutionary learning library, collaborating closely with design, product, and data partners in Canva's collaborative culture. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers through growth conversations, and foster an inclusive, high-performing environment while contributing code to deliver intuitive, scalable experiences that empower educators and spark learner engagement. You'll bring deep frontend expertise (TypeScript/React), leadership experience, and a pragmatic approach to turning ambitious visions into measurable impact. With empathy for users in education and a growth mindset aligned to Canva's mission of democratizing design, you'll thrive in our innovative, flexible ANZ-remote setup—Sydney flagship, Melbourne campus, or co-working spaces. Experience in ed-tech is a bonus, but your passion for seamless UX and team empowerment is key. At Canva, crazy big goals fuel hard work balanced with magic, connection, and fun. Enjoy equity, inclusive parental leave, Vibe & Thrive allowances, flexible options, and a culture celebrating diverse skills. If you're excited to power learning through design, apply now and help shape the future—check lifeatcanva.com for more.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a motivated frontend engineering team building AI-generated learning content and a new learning library
• Design and deliver intuitive, scalable user experiences for learners and educators
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and data partners to shape meaningful solutions
• Drive technical strategy and lead team rituals including planning, retrospectives, and reviews
• Coach and mentor engineers through regular feedback and career growth conversations
• Set clear team goals and foster an open, inclusive, high-performing culture
• Actively contribute to feature development as a hands-on leader
• Stay current with frontend best practices to continuously improve performance and usability
• Ignite creativity in learners by making Canva a fun, accessible, best-in-class learning tool
• Launch new features to boost engagement with Courses, Lessons, and interactive elements

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in frontend engineering with TypeScript/React or similar frameworks
• Prior leadership experience coaching engineers and managing high-performing teams
• Experience breaking ambitious ideas into actionable, measurable outcomes
• Proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional squads including design, product, and data teams
• Hands-on coding experience to support team development when needed
• Demonstrated growth mindset with curiosity and adaptability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the learning or ed-tech sector, building tools for teaching or learning
• Product sensibility and empathy for educators and learners
• Familiarity with AI-generated content and learning platforms

Required Skills

• TypeScript/React frontend development
• Crafting seamless, accessible user experiences
• Team leadership and coaching
• Technical strategy and roadmap planning
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Pragmatic delivery and outcome measurement
• Product sensibility and user empathy
• Hands-on coding and code reviews
• Performance optimization
• Agile rituals (planning, retros, reviews)
• Mentoring and career development
• Inclusive team culture building
• AI-generated content integration
• Ed-tech domain knowledge
• Growth mindset and adaptability
• Contextual leadership style

Benefits

• Equity packages to share in Canva's success
• Inclusive parental leave policy supporting all parents and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup
• Flexible leave options to recharge, give back, and care for yourself
• Choice in work location and hybrid/remote balance across ANZ campuses and co-working spaces
• Moments of magic, connection, and fun woven throughout life at Canva
• Access to flagship campuses in Sydney and Melbourne, plus spaces in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide
• Opportunities to contribute to democratizing design and education globally

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.