Senior Frontend Engineer - Editor Accessibility (Remote)

Canva; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,769 - 125,654; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity packages

Inclusive parental leave

Thrive/Wellbeing allowance

Flexible leave options

Job summary

Canva is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to advance Editing Accessibility. You’ll design accessible Editor interactions, ensure ARIA-compliant components, and lead accessibility testing with screen readers as a daily practice.

You’ll collaborate across the Editing Group to ship accessible features and address systemic accessibility gaps, shaping how Canva makes design tools usable for everyone. Join a team that values engineering depth, design collaboration, and inclusive product impact in a

Qualifications

• Solid experience building accessible web applications with WCAG in practice.
• Hands-on experience developing with screen readers (VoiceOver/NVDA/JAWS).
• Ability to work effectively in a large frontend codebase with accessible design.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, with accessibility considered in architecture.
• Clear cross-disciplinary communication about accessibility constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design and build accessible interactions in the Editor, focusing on ARIA roles and keyboard navigation.
• Use screen readers daily to test, debug, and validate accessibility work.
• Collaborate with Editing Group engineers to ship accessible features from the start.
• Identify systemic accessibility gaps and propose architectural solutions.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Accessibility

WCAG

Screen readers

Job description

Canva is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to advance Editing Accessibility. You’ll design accessible Editor interactions, ensure ARIA-compliant components, and lead accessibility testing with screen readers as a daily practice.

You’ll collaborate across the Editing Group to ship accessible features and address systemic accessibility gaps, shaping how Canva makes design tools usable for everyone. Join a team that values engineering depth, design collaboration, and inclusive product impact in a