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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Scientist - Video (12-month contract) - **Company:** CANVA L.C. - **Location:** Sydney, FL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Presentation, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Large Language Models - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/plrezxy03a ## About the Role * You have a proven track record of using data to influence business decisions and drive growth. * You bring strong technical fundamentals: hypothesis-driven problem solving, SQL, numerical reasoning, metric design and forecasting, insight generation, and data storytelling. * You have experience with experimentation, designing analytic events, and working with data warehouses. * You've worked with large datasets, and are comfortable in R or Python. * You have experience in a tech company that builds customer-facing web or mobile products, and understand industry concepts like product funnels and event tracking. * You have experience at a social media company, or a media agency, specifically with exposure to video analytics/content production processes and evaluation. * You have excellent soft skills: attention to detail, clear communication (both written and verbal), and the ability to translate complex data into compelling narratives. * A background in a STEM field (especially mathematics or statistics) is a plus. * Experience or interest in working with large language models (LLMs) and generative AI tools is desirable. ## Description As a Data Scientist in the Video Group within Design Experience, you'll play a key role in shaping how we use data to deliver a quick, seamless video creation experience. At the moment this role is focused on * Validating new UX in our most loved features through experiments: you'll work directly with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Engineers to deliver meaningful changes directly in the product, measure the impact, and support with the release decision. * Building dashboards and report to stakeholders: you'll build and maintain dashboards for your group's initiatives-with a particular focus on understanding trends in performance metrics (latency and error rates) and user adoption/retention. Our stakeholders seek regular updates on feature health and the results of our experiments. * Being a Strategic Thought Partner: you'll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Design to identify opportunities where data can guide more strategic decision-making. Our Product team has appetite to continuously identify opportunities, and turning these ideas into quick wins through fast experimentation., The Video Group sits within the Design Experience Supergroup and focuses on delivering a quick, seamless video creation experience that keeps Canva competitive in the fast-moving social media space. With ambitious growth targets for 2026 and beyond, we use data to drive product decisions that scale our user base while maintaining the speed and simplicity our users expect. Whether it's optimising the editing timeline, surfacing the right AI features at the right moment, or measuring what drives users from first video to power user - we put data at the centre of building a world-class video product. 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. We also offer a stack of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work. Here's a Taste Of What's On Offer * An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more * Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info. Other stuff to know We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as 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. 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