UI Engineer — Accessibility Specialist

About the Role

Shopify's Polaris design system team is hiring a UI Engineer specialising in web accessibility. You'll audit our component library against WCAG 2.1 AA, fix accessibility gaps in existing components, and build the processes that ensure every new component ships accessible by default.

Millions of merchants depend on Shopify's admin interface. Your work directly impacts whether those merchants — including those with disabilities — can run their businesses.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of WCAG 2.1 and ARIA specifications
• Experience with assistive technology testing — NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, TalkBack
• Strong CSS and React skills
• Experience auditing and remediating accessibility issues in production codebases
• Ability to write comprehensive accessibility documentation

Nice to Have

• CPACC or WAS certification
• Experience running accessibility user research sessions