Adam Schuck

Adam Schuck is the Head of Engineering for Teams & Education at Canva, based in Sydney, Australia. He has a significant track record in scaling engineering teams and driving product development. During his tenure at Canva, he successfully scaled the engineering team from 30 to 110 members globally, contributing to a substantial increase in monthly active users from 24.6 million to 51.1 million within his first year.1

Before joining Canva, Schuck co-founded Lexy, a B2B SaaS startup, where he served as the VP of Technology, focusing on artificial intelligence and natural language processing. He has also held senior roles at Twitter, where he was instrumental in establishing the NYC engineering office and leading various teams within the company.12

In addition to his engineering roles, Schuck has experience as an advisor and investor in technology startups, showcasing his expertise in both technical and strategic domains.1 His professional journey reflects a commitment to building inclusive and effective distributed teams, which he has discussed in various talks and presentations.2