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Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesJavaScriptMobXReactTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Drive architectural decisions for accessibility infrastructure, ensuring it scales to support accessible-by-default development across Canva
- Lead critical cross-team accessibility initiatives from conception to production, establishing frameworks and patterns that teams can adopt independently
- Design, develop and deploy hands-on solutions while collaborating with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver accessible experiences worldwide
- Mentor engineers and champion accessibility best practices company-wide, elevating standards across the organization
- Shape technical direction and influence product vision, ensuring accessibility is embedded in Canva's strategic roadmap
- Engage senior stakeholders to align accessibility initiatives with business objectives and secure organizational support
- Build tooling and documentation that empower teams to create accessible features efficiently
- Model initiative and ownership in resolving technical debt, improving processes, and scaling accessibility solutions
- Identify and pursue cross-team collaboration opportunities that advance our accessibility mission
- Thoughtfully integrate AI into accessibility workflows to maximize efficiency, inclusion and innovation
Requirements
What you’ll need- An experienced technical leader who still loves writing code — hands-on, action-oriented, and impact-driven
- Deep expertise in accessibility engineering, including WCAG 2.2 AA, ATAG 2.0, and universal design principles, with a nuanced understanding of different disability models
- Strong frontend expertise (JavaScript, React, TypeScript, MobX) with solid CS fundamentals in architecture and design patterns
- Strategic thinking that connects technical decisions to company-wide priorities and builds solutions that scale
- Track record of delivering high-impact projects with minimal guidance, particularly in developer tooling and platform projects
- Leadership by example — mentoring others, elevating engineering standards, and championing inclusive development practices
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and articulating technical accessibility concepts to diverse audiences
- Genuine commitment to creating accessible experiences for all users and staying ahead of accessibility trends and standards.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally
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Hard Skills & Tools
accessibility engineeringWCAG 2.2 AAATAG 2.0universal design principlesJavaScriptReactTypeScriptMobXarchitecturedesign patterns
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstrategic thinkinginitiativeownershipcollaborationcommunicationimpact-drivenaction-orientedcommitment to accessibility