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Software Engineer, Front End – Accessibility
Location
Europe
Posted
155 days ago
Salary
€120K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Software Engineer, Front End – Accessibility
Synthesia
• Own the accessibility roadmap and deliverables: baseline audit, prioritised remediation, DS coverage, CI automation, and production monitoring. • Ship technical fixes and lead cross-team remediation efforts. • Partner with Design System, Product, Design, Legal, and External Audit provider to embed accessibility in workflows. • Educate specific team members to drive accessibility standards in their org. • Run user testing with assistive tech and integrate findings into product decisions. • Design and operate AI-assisted tooling to scale audits and remediation (with human-in-the-loop guardrails). • Consider the long-term direction of the team, making sure that we are developing the engineering capabilities that will allow us to stay ahead of the challenges we are likely to encounter in 6-12 months' time.
Job Requirements
- At least seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer, at least 3 on the senior/lead level.
- Proven track record driving accessibility for a large web application (measurable results).
- Deep frontend expertise (React/TS), Storybook, axe-core/pa11y, Playwright/Cypress.
- Knowledge of WCAG requirements.
- Strong cross-org influence and communication skills.
- Experience integrating accessibility into Continues Integration flows and Design System
- Experience with LLM/AI tools applied to accessibility audits and remediation.
- Prior experience building accessibility teams or programs.
Benefits
- 25 days of leave + local holidays
- Stock option plan
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