Software Engineer, Front End Leaning (Accessibility) at Synthesia | Torre

Software Engineer, Front End Leaning (Accessibility)

You'll pioneer AI-assisted accessibility, shaping inclusive experiences for 50,000+ customers.
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Compensation EUR120k/year
~USD138k/year
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About the roleYou will 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).You will 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.What we're looking forAt 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 SystemExperience with LLM/AI tools applied to accessibility audits and remediation.Prior experience building accessibility teams or programs.Nice to havesDesign skills (i.e. Figma) would be a nice to have.Experience with media/video accessibility (captions, audio descriptions, player controls).Why join us?We’re living the golden age of AI. The next decade will yield the next iconic companies, and we dare to say we have what it takes to become one.Our cultureAt Synthesia we’re passionate about building, not talking, planning or politicising. We strive to hire the smartest, kindest and most unrelenting people and let them do their best work without distractions. Our work principles serve as our charter for how we make decisions, give feedback and structure our work to empower everyone to go as fast as possible.Serving 50,000+ customers (and 50% of the Fortune 500)We’re trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald’s and more.Proprietary AI technologySince 2017, we’ve been pioneering advancements in Generative AI. Our AI technology is built in-house.AI Safety, Ethics and SecurityAI safety, ethics, and security are fundamental to our mission. People first. Always.The hiring process30-40min call with our Technical Recruiter45min call with an Engineering Manager about your past projects75min Live Coding interview, a collaboration exercise with our Engineer (not Leetcode style)60min System Design, technical discussion usually about a real problem we had in production45min call with leadership, focus on examples of collaboration, growth and going through details of your future teamOther important infoThis is a remote role from an EU country, UK or Switzerland.The salary starts at EUR/GBP/CHF 120.000 base + stock option plan.This is full-time employment only - no contractors possible - usually through OysterHR.Everyone at Synthesia gets 25 days of leave + local holidays.We only sponsor VISA if you are in the UK/EU country already and need support - we do not relocate people.
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