Lindsey Wild
Senior Software Engineer, Accessibility at GitHub
Greater Pittsburgh Region United States
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Top SchoolLindsey Wild is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in front-end development and accessibility with over a decade of experience and a strong track record at companies from startups to GitHub. At GitHub she leads remediation of a large design system, created reusable accessible components like QueryBuilder and common menus, and helped found an Accessibility Champions program to uplift the broader org. She pairs hands-on component engineering (React, TypeScript, Storybook) with data-driven vulnerability triage and audit metric analysis to prevent regressions. Previously she led design-system work, WCAG 2.1 AA remediation, and rapid product launches at Tuft & Needle, and has deep e-commerce front-end experience from Sparkbox and DICK’S. Known for teaching and documentation—she’s built internal training, presentations, and contributed a sizable portion of team docs—she blends developer mentorship with pragmatic delivery. Based in the Greater Pittsburgh area, Lindsey brings a rare mix of accessibility advocacy, design-system architecture, and measurable product impact.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Web Design & Interactive Media, Bachelor of Science Web Design & Interactive Media at The Art Institutes
Github Skills (74)
ui-components10
bem10
component-library10
timezone10
markdown10
javascript10
localization10
clarity10
sass-framework10
typescript10
rails10
pattern-lab10
documentation10
mermaid10
visualization10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
lindseywild/portfolio
Nov 2019 - Sep 2024
https://www.lindseywild.com
Contributions:27 PRs, 46 pushes, 34 branches in 4 years 11 months
lindseywild/commenting-workflow-test
Dec 2022 - Jul 2023
A repo to test a workflow that comments on PRs that introduce new accessibility linting violations.
Contributions:63 PRs, 17 pushes, 36 branches in 7 months
violationsintroducelintingtestcafeaxe
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