Senior Frontend Engineer - Editing Accessibility (React)

TL;DR

Senior Frontend Engineer (Accessibility): Designing and building accessible interactions in the Editor with an accent on focus management, keyboard navigation, and ARIA roles. Focus on solving systemic accessibility gaps and ensuring seamless compatibility with various screen readers including VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS.

Location: Must be based in or be able to relocate to Sydney, Australia (Hybrid)

Company

Canva is a global design platform redefining how the world experiences design.

What you will do

• Design and build accessible interactions in the Editor, including focus management, keyboard navigation, and ARIA roles and states.
• Use screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS) as daily development tools to test, debug, and validate accessibility.
• Collaborate with engineers across the Editing Group to provide technical guidance and review designs/pull requests for accessibility.
• Identify and resolve systemic accessibility gaps through architectural solutions rather than individual patches.

Requirements

• Commercial experience building accessible web applications with deep practical knowledge of WCAG.
• Hands-on experience developing and debugging with screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS).
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React within large, interconnected frontend codebases.
• Ability to communicate technical accessibility behaviors and constraints clearly across disciplines.
• Must be located in or willing to relocate to Sydney, Australia.

Nice to have

• Experience with WAI-ARIA authoring patterns for complex widgets (trees, grids, drag-and-drop).
• Experience with accessibility for HTML5 canvas, real-time UI, or data visualization.
• Familiarity with browser and native accessibility APIs and the accessibility tree.
• Experience building accessibility features utilizing AI.
• Mobile accessibility experience, specifically with React Native.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity packages to share in the company's success.
• Inclusive parental leave policy for all parents and carers.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.
• Flexible leave options to recharge and support personal needs.
• Hybrid work model balancing remote flexibility with meaningful in-person collaboration on campus.