Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Private Search Quality (AU remote)
Core
Build and improve ML ranking models for private, team, and brand content search to enhance relevance and recall for enterprise users.
Role type
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Search Quality)
Builds
Production ranking and relevance systems for Canva's private search surfaces
Domain
Enterprise design software, search, and recommendation systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
ML ranking model development, relevance optimization, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, Vector search, production system ownership, metric definition (relevance/recall), autonomous project execution
Preferred skills
Experience with agent-driven search, LTR/relevance expertise
Technologies
ElasticSearch, OpenSearch, Vector search databases
Responsibilities
Build and evaluate ML ranking models for private content search; Drive relevance and recall improvements; Work on intelligent result understanding and search recovery; Contribute to indexing with search and vector technologies; Extend search quality to agent-driven surfaces; Investigate and resolve production quality regressions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
