Canva

Computer Software

StaffFront-EndEngineer-AccessibilityTeam

A$200–275k ~AI est. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Front-End Engineer - Accessibility Team at Canva. Skills: Accessibility, AI agents, Platform engineering. Build AI agents for accessibility. Understand component relationships”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship accessible features by default; Make accessibility a company property; Scale accessibility alongside product

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

Reason about behaviour; Operated in undefined work

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Deep accessibility expertise, Built accessible web products, Understand WCAG inside out, Shipped to WCAG compliance, Think in systems, not screens, Built tooling, linting, or testing infrastructure, Fluent with AI in production, Used agents on real engineering work, Comfortable in the unknown, Operated where problem and solution are undefined, Communicator across disciplines, Explain accessibility concepts to engineers, Explain engineering concepts to specialists, Production depth in React, Production depth in TypeScript, Reason about component structure and accessibility

Nice to Have

Production experience building agents, Open-source contributions, Cross-functional work experience, Scaled programmes familiarity

What You'll Do.

Build AI agents for accessibility

Understand component relationships

Reason about features

Make features accessible automatically

Scale through automation

Provide signal for building accessibility

Make accessibility a platform property

Hold accessibility bar as product grows

Define systems for accessibility scaling

Define tooling for accessibility scaling

Influence broader product specialty

Shape patterns for accessibility

Shape tooling for accessibility

Shape standards for accessibility

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross product orgs; Accessibility specialists; User researchers; Assistive technology users

Communication Scope

Explain accessibility concepts; Explain engineering concepts

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 Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva - an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It's a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect. This role is based in Sydney, 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. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. 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 hit WCAG AA compliance earlier

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