Staff Software Engineer, Accessibility
Anthropic Limited
Seattle, United States of America
13 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 320KJob location
Seattle, United States of America
Tech stack
HTML
Microsoft Windows
Artificial Intelligence
Android
iOS
Apple Mac Systems
Automation of Tests
Continuous Integration
Programming Tools
JAWS Scripting Language
Ui Patterns
Screen Reader
Software Engineering
Data Streaming
TypeScript
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
React
Material Design
Deployment Automation
Build Tools
Dynamic Content
Web Technologies
Job description
- 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
Requirements
- 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, Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.