Canva
Computer Software
StaffFrontEndEngineer-AccessibilityTeam
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“Staff Front End Engineer - Accessibility Team at Canva. Skills: Accessibility, AI agents, Frontend platform, Automation. Build AI agents for accessibility. Scale through automation”
What You'll Achieve.
Make accessibility a property of the platform; Ensure every product team ships accessible features by default; Scale accessibility alongside the product; Ensure a delightful experience for every user
Industry & Context.
Reason about component relationships; Reason about feature behavior; Solve problems using AI tools
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
deep accessibility expertise, built accessible web products at scale, understand WCAG inside out, shipped to WCAG AA compliance, think in systems, built tooling, linting, or testing infrastructure, fluent with AI in production, used AI agents on real engineering work, comfortable in the unknown, communicator across disciplines, production depth in React, production depth in TypeScript, reason about component structure and accessibility together
Nice to Have
Production experience building AI agents that operate on code or product surfaces, Accessibility ecosystem or frontend tooling open-source contributions, Cross-functional work alongside dedicated accessibility specialists, user researchers, or assistive technology users, Familiarity with how other large companies approach accessibility at scale
What You'll Do.
Build AI agents for accessibility
Scale through automation
Hold the bar as product grows
Influence broader product specialty
Define systems and tooling
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work across product orgs to shape patterns, tooling, and standards; Collaborate with product teams; Work with accessibility specialists; Work with user researchers; Work with assistive technology users
Communication Scope
Explain accessibility concepts to engineers; Explain engineering concepts to accessibility specialists
Full Job Description
Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time-consuming, and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Collingwood is home to our Melbourne campus - a vibrant, creative hub for connection and impactful work. While Sydney is home to our HQ, Melbourne brings its own unique vibe, with local artwork, lush greenery, and thoughtfully designed spaces to help you collaborate, focus, and feel part of a welcoming community. This role is based in Melbourne, and we’re looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. 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. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. The Accessibility team is building something the industry doesn't have a playbook for. AI agents that can understand how features work, reason about component relationships, and make them accessible automatically. Linting and testing infrastructure that catches issues before they ship. The kind of tooling that lets every product team at Canva ship accessible features as a default, not an extra step at the end. The strategic bet is AI-assisted accessibility at scale. The interesting work here isn't adding alt text or running the same audit on a new surface. It's building the engines — the agents, the automation, the patterns — that make accessibility a property of how the company builds. Every product team at Canva builds on top of what this team ships, and hundreds of millions of users rely on it. There's a second reason this work matters now. Canva hi
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