Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility
Salesforce19 days ago
Base Salary
$173k - $286k/yr
Responsibilities
- Drive accessibility improvements for Slack Kit Compose components and maintain snapshot and automated accessibility testing.
- Diagnose and fix TalkBack and Android framework issues, creating shared utilities for other teams.
- Own Android accessibility test suites, custom tooling, and third-party integrations for automated UI-test coverage.
- Advise feature teams on accessible labeling, focus order, state announcements, and audible feedback.
- Lead VPAT compliance work, including ticket triage, issue grouping, and documentation of Slack’s compliance posture.
- Plan accessibility testing for major features and partner with QA vendors on regression testing.
- Coordinate Android accessibility planning with iOS counterparts, design systems, and feature teams.
- Mentor Android engineers, run onboarding sessions, and share accessibility knowledge through documentation, newsletters, and external 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, with experience driving compliance work end-to-end.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with design systems, iOS, and feature teams.
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.
About Salesforce
Salesforce builds cloud-based customer relationship management software and a broader Customer 360 platform for sales, service, marketing, commerce, and analytics, sold by subscription to businesses and public-sector organizations. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, it trades on the NYSE under the symbol CRM. Its portfolio includes Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, MuleSoft integration, Tableau analytics, and Slack for collaboration, with extensive developer tools and APIs.