Engineering Manager (FE) - Video Storyline (Remote ANZ)

Location: Team Engineering

Team: Country Auckland / New Zealand

About the Role

Join Canva's Video group as Engineering Manager (FE) - Video Storyline (Remote ANZ), where you'll lead a brand new team redefining AI-powered video editing for everyone. We're building intuitive, magical tools that transform complex creative workflows into empowering experiences—beat-syncing, intelligent timing, and cinematic storytelling powered by cutting-edge AI. Collaborating with Staff Engineers, designers, product managers, and AI researchers, you'll shape this greenfield project from the ground up, focusing on frontend excellence with TypeScript at our core. In this leadership role, you'll grow a high-performing frontend team, own the technical roadmap, and deliver responsive, performant editing surfaces that work seamlessly across mobile and desktop. Champion Canva's design-forward culture by translating technical complexity into user delight, exploring innovative interaction patterns, and fostering a collaborative environment where ideas ship fast. With a bias to action in our fast-moving R&D style, you'll help make professional video creation accessible to non-experts. Canva's Video group is on a mission to democratize video storytelling through smart templates, automated editing, and AI-generated scenes. As part of our innovative, inclusive culture, you'll thrive in a flexible remote ANZ setup, enjoying equity, wellbeing allowances, and a team passionate about creativity. If you love building tools that empower creators and have frontend leadership experience in interactive media, this is your chance to make a massive impact at Canva.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing frontend team focused on AI-powered video editing
• Deliver intuitive new editing surfaces that simplify complex creative tasks
• Build expressive tools for sequencing, timing, and audio/visual storytelling
• Collaborate with Staff Engineers, design, product, and AI researchers
• Define and own the frontend technical roadmap for Video Storyline
• Champion frontend excellence in performance, responsiveness, and usability
• Explore innovative interaction patterns for video editing
• Shape a new AI-driven video surface from the ground up
• Foster a collaborative, design-focused engineering culture
• Drive bias to action in a fast-paced R&D environment

Required Qualifications

• Strong frontend engineering background with expertise in TypeScript
• Experience leading and growing high-performing engineering teams
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers
• Proven track record building rich, interactive creative tools
• Understanding of computer science fundamentals
• Experience delivering products in fast-moving, R&D environments
• Product-minded approach with passion for user-centric design

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in video, gaming, or audio creative tools
• Knowledge of AI-powered media editing experiences
• Building for mobile and large-screen experiences
• Frontend technical leadership in collaborative environments
• Background in design-forward product development

Required Skills

• TypeScript expertise
• Frontend engineering leadership
• Team coaching and development
• Building interactive creative tools
• Video/audio/media experience
• Mobile and large-screen development
• Product-minded thinking
• User delight focus
• Technical roadmap ownership
• Performance optimization
• Cross-functional collaboration
• R&D agility
• Bias to action
• Design system familiarity
• AI/ML integration awareness
• Responsive UI/UX principles

Benefits

• Equity packages to share in Canva's success
• Inclusive parental leave policy for all parents and carers
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing and setup
• Flexible leave options to recharge and support personal needs
• Flexible work arrangements across ANZ (remote-friendly)
• Collaborative culture with moments of magic and connectivity
• Virtual interview process with reasonable adjustments
• Access to Sydney, Melbourne campuses and co-working spaces

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.