Base Salary
$173k - $286k/yr
Responsibilities
- Audit and fix accessibility issues in Slack Kit Compose components and maintain snapshot and automated accessibility testing.
- Diagnose TalkBack and Android framework issues and create reusable accessibility utilities.
- Own Android accessibility test suites and infrastructure, including custom tooling and third-party integrations.
- Advise feature teams on labeling, focus order, state announcements, and audible feedback.
- Lead VPAT compliance efforts, including ticket triage, issue grouping, and compliance documentation.
- Plan accessibility testing for major features and coordinate regression testing with QA vendors.
- Represent Android in cross-platform accessibility planning with iOS, design systems, and feature teams.
- Mentor Android engineers, run onboarding sessions, and share accessibility knowledge through documentation, newsletters, and talks.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Android engineering experience in a team environment, including Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
- Hands-on expertise with Android accessibility APIs and TalkBack behavior.
- Experience building or maintaining accessibility testing infrastructure.
- Familiarity with accessibility compliance frameworks such as WCAG and VPAT, including end-to-end compliance work.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with design systems, iOS, and feature teams.
- Preferred: experience with design systems or component libraries, third-party accessibility auditing tools, custom static-analysis or scanning tools, and public speaking or writing on accessibility topics.
Benefits
- Benefits include time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program.
- Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
About Slack
Slack is on a mission to make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant and more productive. It is the productivity platform for customer companies that improves performance by empowering everyone with no-code automation, making search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeping teams connected and engaged as they move work forward together. As part of Salesforce, Slack is deeply integrated into the Salesforce Customer 360, supercharging productivity across sales, service and marketing teams. To learn more and get started with Slack for free, visit slack.com or connect with us @SlackHQ. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is core to Slack’s values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a pleasant and supportive place to work. Come do the best work of your life here at Slack.