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Apple

Software Engineer, Accessibility

Cupertino, CA · On-site

The Pro Accessibility Software Engineering team focuses on professional and educational use cases of Apple products to ensure that they are not only accessible but provide an exceptional experience ...

Apple

Software Engineer, Accessibility

Cupertino, CA · On-site

Description We're looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about creating accessible experiences that give every user full control of their device, regardless of physical ability. In this ...

Apple

Software Engineer, Accessibility

Cupertino, CA

$129K - $225K/yr

The Pro Accessibility Software Engineering team focuses on professional and educational use cases of Apple products to ensure that they are not only accessible but provide an exceptional experience ...

Apple

Software Engineer, Accessibility

Cupertino, CA

$150K - $277K/yr

Description We're looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about creating accessible experiences that give every user full control of their device, regardless of physical ability. In this ...

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An Accessibility Engineer ensures digital products, such as websites and applications, are usable by people with disabilities. They apply accessibility standards like WCAG, conduct audits, and collaborate with designers and developers to implement inclusive design practices. Their work involves testing assistive technologies, fixing accessibility issues, and advocating for compliance with legal and industry standards.

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Staff Software Engineer, Accessibility

Staff Software Engineer, Accessibility

Anthropic

San Francisco, CA

Other

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

About the role

Claude.ai is Anthropic's flagship consumer product, spanning web, mobile, desktop, and browser extensions-and it's growing fast. The UI Platform team owns the foundational layer that makes Claude usable for every person who relies on it: the shared components, primitives, automated testing, and tooling that let every other product team at Anthropic ship accessible experiences quickly, reliably, and with confidence.

As a Software Engineer on this team, you'll be hands-on designing and shipping accessible shared components and design-system-level abstractions, building the automated accessibility testing layer that catches regressions across surfaces, and improving the build, deploy, and testing systems that keep Claude.ai conformant across surfaces. Your work will directly shape how fast teams across Anthropic can ship accessibly-and how reliable their experiences are for users who rely on assistive technology. As we innovate new Claude products, we have an opportunity to lead the field in designing them in an accessible way.

This is a great fit if you care deeply about accessibility and want your engineering work to have outsized leverage: instead of shipping one feature, you're building the tools and systems that make every feature accessible.

Responsibilities
  • Shape the definition of how AI products should be accessible
  • Design and publish accessible component primitives, libraries, and abstractions used across Anthropic's web and mobile surfaces
  • Integrate accessibility into product workflows so standards are met by default rather than retroactively remediated
  • Develop automated testing and agentic scanning infrastructure that catches accessibility regressions across surfaces
  • Partner with product teams to resolve accessibility issues and prioritize the most impactful work
  • Maintain documentation and tooling that make accessible engineering approachable
You may be a good fit if you
  • Have 7+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time spent building accessible products, shared platforms, or developer tools that other engineers rely on
  • Have strong practical skills in modern web technologies (React, TypeScript or comparable frameworks)
  • Have hands-on familiarity with WCAG 2.2 AA, ARIA Authoring Practices, and HTML semantics
  • Have experience testing with assistive technology - screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, TalkBack), keyboard-only navigation, magnification, voice control
  • Care about developer experience and have a track record of building things that make other engineers more productive
  • Have solid instincts around accessibility, reliability, and quality-and enjoy operationalizing those instincts in production systems
  • Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and enjoy working closely with cross-functional partners
  • Pick up slack, even if it goes outside your job description
Strong candidates may also have experience with
  • Building shared component libraries, design systems or reusable UI infrastructure
  • Accessibility testing - automated, manual, or with assistive technology such as screen readers
  • Streaming or real-time UI accessibility - live regions, dynamic content, queueing announcements under assistive tech
  • Native platform accessibility on iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows
  • CI/CD, build systems, and/or deployment automation
  • Working with WCAG standards and producing or consuming Accessibility Conformance Reports
Candidates need not have
  • 100% of the skills needed to perform the job
  • Formal certifications or education credentials

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