# Whitney Hawk Seiler > Frontend Software Engineer Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/whitney I'm a frontend software engineer and web accessibility specialist with experience as an IC, project lead, and program manager, and a passion for building things that make the world a more equitable place. In my pre-tech lives, I’ve worked in disaster relief, taught woodworking, volunteered in prisons, and even gigged as a professional gift wrapper for the President Emerita of MoMA. ## Work Experience ### Front End Software Engineer @ Airbnb Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Web Accessibility Engineer @ Airbnb Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area - Remediate known accessibility violations in TypeScript and React-based surfaces and work to bring Airbnb products up to WCAG 2.0 AA compliance. - Collaborate and consult with back end engineers in resolving accessibility bugs in Airbnb’s unique Server-Driven UI, Ghost Platform. Tech stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Axe, SourceGraph, Docker, Viaduct, Storybook ### Digital Accessibility Program Manager @ BlackRock Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Technical Program Manager for Blackrock's digital accessibility efforts, responsible for driving for multiple global initiatives to ensure that all digital content (including websites, marketing materials, and multimedia) conformed to WCAAG 2.1 AA Success Criteria as well as further maturing the firm's accessibility policies, training and culture of inclusion: - Defined program metrics and guidelines, created and lead trainings and consulted with product teams on technical resolutions and prioritization - Tirelessly evangelized accessibility by engaging senior leaders, defining new paths for user feedback, and leading efforts to expand disability inclusion policies - Partnered with disability ERG to amplify the voices of employees with disabilities - Served Co-Chair of LGTBQ+ ERG with 1400+ members ### Front End Software Engineer | FutureAdvisor, Aladdin Wealth Tech Enterprise @ BlackRock Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California - Collaborated with design and product teams to translate mocks into accessible enterprise software features with TypeScript, JavaScript, and React - Contributed to and maintained in-house ReactJS UI design system - Served as Technical Lead and digital accessibility SME on year-long project to make FutureAdvisor WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant ### Holiday Giving Assistant @ Agnes Gund Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | New York, NY Ms. Gund is President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art, member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on the Arts and founder of the non-profit Studio In A School ### Coordinator, Volunteer Services @ City Harvest Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area • Recruited and deployed 10,000 annual volunteers to assist with the distribution of 40M lbs of fresh food to New York City communities in 2013-2014 ### Hurricane Sandy Relief Coordinator, Rockaway @ American Red Cross Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Rockaway, NY • Responsible for the distribution of nearly 1Mlbs of emergency food as coordinator of the City Harvest/American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Pantry Box program in Rockaway, Queens • Reported weekly to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Multi-Agency Feeding Task Force (MAFTF) and worked in cooperation with MAFTF stakeholders including American Red Cross, NYC Coalition for the Homeless, Occupy Sandy, NYC Office of Emergency Management, NYC Mayor's Office and FEMA • Conducted daily on-site needs assessments with emergency food providers and pop-up relief sites • Assisted distribution sites with logistics of storage, inventory, distribution, and communication with residents as well as volunteer recruitment to assist with daily relief operations ### Disaster Recovery Assistant @ New York Cares Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Managed volunteer-based projects, including: writing campaigns for website, facilitating project logistics, coordinating/transporting volunteers, and supervising the projects on site ### Site Staff @ Publicolor Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Site Staff for after-school program engaging public school students in their education through the transformation of their public schools ### Packaging Design Instructor @ Publicolor Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Pratt Institute • Lead Instructor of seven-week Packaging Design seminar for high school students at Pratt Institute, featuring visiting lectures and critiques by well renowned design professionals such as Massimo Vignelli and Lisa Perry. ## Education ### Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 ### Advanced Software Engineering Fellowship Hack Reactor ### Geography in Fine Arts University of Washington Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/whitneyhseiler - Website: https://whitneyseiler.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/whitney JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/whitney/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22