Company Description
Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte!
We're offering an opportunity to experience ML spirit at Canva!
Our Canva internship is a 12-week program that runs from June to August. You will join our team in person at our campus in Vienna to experience all the magic of Canva in real life. So your summertime is sorted!
As an Intern, you'll be able to work on real-life projects from start to finish. Along with this, we'll pair you with a Host and assign you a Buddy who will ensure your success at every step of the intern journey. Think of them as your own personal intern tour guides.
Where and how you can work
In our campus in Vienna.
What you'd be doing in this role
As Canva scales, change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. The list below will give you the flavor of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
At the moment, this role is focused on:
Collaborating with your assigned team to design, develop, train, test, and maintain ML models
Developing your machine learning skills and experience with some of the most talented engineers
Interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders from both inside and outside your team
Qualifications
You're probably a match if
You are currently enrolled and completing your studies between 2024 and mid-2025.
You are based in Austria or the European Union and have working rights for the European Union. Please note, Canva will not be able to sponsor visas and relocate for Early Talent roles.
You have excellent deep learning fundamentals, in domains such as segmentation, classification, generative AI and diffusion models.
You are comfortable working in Python and PyTorch.
You have the ability to conceive and translate statistical or machine learning models to practical, scalable solutions.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills.
You have the desire to learn and grow as a technologist.
You are able to commit to the 12-week, full-time summer program from early June to late August 2024.
It would be awesome if you also have:
You can train ML models on (multiple) GPUs running in a GPU cluster or cloud.
You possess proficiency in using MacOS, including its terminal commands, along with Ubuntu terminal commands.
We welcome applications for the Machine Learning Internship until the 21st of April, 2024.
Following this advertisement closure date, successful applicants will be contacted directly to proceed to the next step of our Canva Early Talent hiring process.
Here at Canva, we endeavor to respond to every applicant regardless of the outcome. Should you not be successful, we will respond to your application within 15 working days after the job closure date.
About the team
Machine Learning Engineers deliver value to Canvas users by designing, building, and maintaining complex systems to apply statistics and machine learning at scale and multiplying manual effort with data intelligence. This includes making it easy for users to design and apply magical AI features for photo and video editing; to discover over 75M+ templates, images, videos, and elements; messaging, marketing, and building engagement with users.
But don't just take our word for it. Check out what Intern - Yolanda Li has to say about Interning at Canva -
"Put your hand up to every opportunity that comes your way. Even if you feel like you're not ready for them at all."
What's in it for you?
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity, and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too.
Here's a taste of what's on offer:
The opportunity to work on a real-life and impactful project from start to finish
Mentorship from experienced Canvanauts
Flexible working schedule at the campus in Vienna
Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.
Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, passion, and how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva, so even if you don't feel like your skills entirely match what's listed above - we still want to hear from you!
Please note that we require full EU working rights for Early Talent roles at Canva.
Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.
Additional Information

Machine Learning Engineering Internship