Senior Frontend Engineer - Accessibility in Editor

Canva; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,442 - 146,218; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity packages

Inclusive parental leave policy

Annual wellbeing allowance

Flexible leave options

Job summary

Canva is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for Editing Accessibility. The role focuses on designing accessible interactions in the Editor, ensuring WCAG-aligned experiences, and validating with screen readers across VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS.

You will work with the Editing Group to ship accessible features and address systemic accessibility gaps with architectural fixes. Based in Sydney with hybrid work options, this role requires strong TypeScript/React skills and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Experience building accessible web apps with WCAG in practice.
• Hands-on testing with screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS).
• Able to work in large frontend codebases with component architecture.
• Strong TypeScript and React proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and build accessible interactions in the Editor with ARIA roles.
• Use screen readers daily to test, debug and validate accessibility.
• Collaborate with Editing Group engineers to ship accessible features.
• Identify systemic accessibility gaps and propose architectural fixes.

Skills

TypeScript & React

Accessible web apps

Screen reader testing

Cross-disciplinary communication

Job description

Canva is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for Editing Accessibility. The role focuses on designing accessible interactions in the Editor, ensuring WCAG-aligned experiences, and validating with screen readers across VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS.

You will work with the Editing Group to ship accessible features and address systemic accessibility gaps with architectural fixes. Based in Sydney with hybrid work options, this role requires strong TypeScript/React skills and collaboration across