Software Engineer, Product Frontend (6+ YOE)

Airtable • San Francisco, CA; New York, NY • 2w ago

The Core Experience team at Airtable is looking for senior frontend product engineers with a particular focus on and expertise in accessibility. You will collaborate closely with product, design, research and data science to spec, build, test and ship new features, and improve the complex web client.

The team owns the UI layer of the Airtable app building platform. This layer (Interface Designer), sits atop the Data and Automations layer, and enables customers to create customized interfaces, supporting an expansive array of use cases. Among other initiatives, Core Experience is driving a multi-team effort to greatly improve the current state of accessibility in the Interfaces layer of the product.

Please note: while we employ a hybrid working model at Airtable (flexible in working from the office or elsewhere), we are looking to hire candidates at this level that are based in San Francisco/New York who are open to coming into the office at least ~2-3 times/week for team collaboration.

Learn more about our Engineering team and values here.

What you'll do

Spec and write code to improve accessibility and overall usability of the Airtable web client.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to build and incorporate tooling to systematically improve the codebase in regards to accessibility.
Partner with product teams to uplevel standard feature development workflows and incorporate accessibility best practices.
Work alongside and learn from a talented group of engineers and designers with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds.

Who you are

You have 3+ years of experience writing client-side TypeScript (preferred) or JavaScript and React, and 6+ years of industry experience building software.
You have experience with screen reader technologies.
You have an understanding of and empathy for the needs and challenges of people with disabilities using browser-based software.
You have a background in computer science or a related field.
You believe the best product is the one that helps users accomplish their goals while growing the business.
You take a thoughtful approach to decision making; knowing when to move fast and when to do things right.
You have strong convictions, weakly held and assume validation and iteration are a given to produce the best results.
You show strong ownership instincts and sweat the details.
You are currently based and/or will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City.

Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic protected by applicable federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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