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Remote Senior Frontend Engineer - Accessibility Team (Remote across ANZ)

at Canva

Posted 1 day ago 3 applied

Description:

  • Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
  • The role is remote across Australia and New Zealand, with options to work from the Sydney or Melbourne campuses or co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
  • Responsibilities include designing, developing, and deploying solutions through hands-on software development, collaborating with leads, designers, and product managers to deliver features and experiments to customers worldwide.
  • The role involves adopting AI into workflows to maximize efficiency and scale, primarily focusing on web frontend development using TypeScript, with occasional work in other languages and environments.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and advocate for engineering needs to non-technical team members.
  • Model initiative and ownership in achieving goals and improving processes and solutions.
  • Identify opportunities for cross-team collaboration to work on new insights and improvements that support company goals.

Requirements:

  • Candidates should have commercial experience in a software development environment, ideally with experience in building internal/external SDKs or APIs.
  • Familiarity with the frontend stack, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript, and MobX, is valuable but not required.
  • A strong foundation in computer science and engineering fundamentals, including asynchronous programming, data structures, solution design, architecture, and design patterns, is necessary.
  • Previous experience working collaboratively with team members and effective communication skills are essential, including the ability to give feedback.
  • Experience writing accessible code and understanding detailed specifications (WCAG 2.2 AA, ATAG 2.0) is required, along with a genuine interest in creating an accessible experience for all users.
  • A deep understanding of different disability models, universal design, and accessibility-related standards is important.

Benefits:

  • Equity packages are offered to align the success of the company with that of the employees.
  • An inclusive parental leave policy supports all parents and carers.
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance is provided to support wellbeing, social connection, office setup, and more.
  • Flexible leave options empower employees to recharge and support personal needs.