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

Location: Team Engineering

Team: Country Melbourne / Australia

About the Role

Join the team redefining how the world experiences video at Canva. We're building Video Storyline — a groundbreaking new surface for AI-powered desktop video generation featuring beat-syncing, intelligent timing, and creative composition designed for everyday users. As Engineering Manager (FE) - Video Storyline (Remote ANZ), you'll lead a high-performing frontend team, collaborating closely with Staff Engineers, designers, product managers, and AI researchers to craft magical, empowering video editing experiences that democratize professional-quality creation. In this role, you'll shape the team from the ground up, owning the frontend technical roadmap while delivering intuitive tools for sequencing, timing, and audio/visual storytelling. Champion excellence in performance, responsiveness, and usability as you explore innovative interaction patterns that simplify complex creative tasks. With a strong TypeScript foundation and experience in rich interactive media, you'll coach engineers to thrive in our fast-paced, R&D-style environment, shipping features that turn ideas into publish-ready videos in minutes. Canva's design-focused, innovative culture thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and user delight. You'll work remotely across ANZ with flexibility to connect from Sydney, Melbourne, or co-working spaces. If you're product-minded, passionate about creative tools, and excited to make video editing accessible to everyone — not just experts — this is your chance to lead at the forefront of AI-driven creativity.

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 and implement innovative interaction patterns for video creation
• Coach and develop engineers, fostering a culture of growth and innovation
• Ship features quickly in a fast-moving R&D environment
• Translate technical complexity into magical user experiences
• Work cross-functionally to shape a new video surface from the ground up

Required Qualifications

• Strong frontend engineering background with deep expertise in TypeScript
• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading frontend teams
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers to high performance
• Experience building rich, interactive creative tools in video, gaming, audio, or similar domains
• Strong command of computer science fundamentals
• Product-minded approach with passion for simplifying complex user experiences
• Experience in fast-paced R&D environments with bias to action
• Understanding of mobile and large-screen interaction patterns

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-powered creative tools or media editing surfaces
• Background in video editing workflows, beat-syncing, or storytelling tools
• Prior work at scale on desktop video generation experiences
• Familiarity with Canva's design-first engineering culture
• Experience collaborating with design, product, and AI research teams

Required Skills

• TypeScript expertise
• Frontend engineering for interactive media
• Team leadership and people management
• Creative tool development (video/audio/gaming)
• Mobile and large-screen UX design
• Performance optimization
• Responsiveness and usability engineering
• Product thinking
• Technical roadmap ownership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• AI/ML integration in frontend experiences
• Bias to action in ambiguous environments
• Engineer coaching and mentoring
• R&D and rapid iteration
• User-centric simplification
• Storytelling through interactive surfaces

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 and support personal needs
• Flexible work arrangements across Sydney, Melbourne, and ANZ co-working spaces
• Collaborative, design-focused culture with moments of magic and connectivity
• Virtual interview process with reasonable adjustments available
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI-driven creative tools

Canva is an equal opportunity employer.