Senior Backend Engineer (Java) - AI Media Transforms

📋 Description Own the backend of the service that every AI editing feature at Canva calls. It's a Java service Ship new editing capabilities end to end. When a new model is ready (e.g., inpainting, upscaling Run it in production. You'll be on call for a service doing GPU-backed work at Canva scale, and Make it faster and cheaper. Profile the whole request path including queue wait, media fetch, pre- Build the platform other teams build on. Several internal services and product surfaces call these Set backend direction and raise the bar. You'll act as the backend tech lead for the team, shaping 🎯 Requirements You have significant commercial experience designing, building and operating backend systems in You have high proficiency in Java or a similar JVM language (Kotlin, Scala), with a solid grasp of You have strong computer science fundamentals such as concurrency, distributed systems, performance You've built asynchronous, job-based systems: queues, workers, state machines, retries, timeouts You're happy owning the operational surface as part of the job: metrics and dashboards, autoscaling You have taste in API design, and the discipline to evolve a contract without breaking two dozen 🎁 Benefits Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports