Synthesia is hiring a Software Engineer, Front End Leaning (Accessibility). You will own the accessibility roadmap and deliverables for our AI video platform. This involves shipping technical fixes, leading cross-team remediation, and designing AI-assisted tooling to scale our accessibility work.
What You'll Do
- Own the accessibility roadmap and deliverables, including baseline audit, prioritised remediation, design system coverage, CI automation, and production monitoring.
- Ship technical fixes and lead cross-team remediation efforts.
- Partner with Design System, Product, Design, Legal, and an external audit provider to embed accessibility into workflows.
- Educate specific team members to drive accessibility standards within their organizations.
- Run user testing with assistive technology 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 and develop engineering capabilities for future challenges.
What We're Looking For
- At least seven (7) years of experience as a software engineer, with a minimum of 3 years at the senior or lead level.
- A proven track record of driving accessibility for a large web application with measurable results.
- Deep frontend expertise in React and TypeScript, along with Storybook, axe-core/pa11y, and Playwright/Cypress.
- Strong knowledge of WCAG requirements.
- Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across organizations.
- Experience integrating accessibility into Continuous Integration flows and a Design System.
- Experience applying LLM/AI tools to accessibility audits and remediation.
- Prior experience building accessibility teams or programs.
Nice to Have
- Design skills, such as experience with Figma.
- Experience with media and video accessibility, including captions, audio descriptions, and player controls.
Technical Stack
- React
- TypeScript
- Storybook
- axe-core/pa11y
- Playwright/Cypress
- Figma
Team & Environment
You will partner closely with teams across Design System, Product, Design, Legal, and an External Audit provider.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: EUR/GBP/CHF 120,000 base salary plus equity via a stock option plan.
- 25 days of annual leave plus local holidays.
- Stock option plan.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates based in an EU country, the UK, or Switzerland.
Synthesia is passionate about building, not talking, planning, or politicizing. We strive to hire the smartest, kindest, and most unrelenting people and let them do their best work without distractions.
