Remote Senior Android Accessibility Engineer

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 191,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Employee Travel Credits

Job summary

A leading travel platform is seeking an experienced Android Developer to ensure digital accessibility for their applications. This US-based remote role involves hands-on development and mentoring of other engineers to implement accessibility best practices. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in Android development, expertise in Kotlin or Java, and a strong commitment to accessible technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience developing consumer Android applications at scale.
• Expertise in Kotlin or Java, and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience with UI and feature development that meet accessibility standards and best practices such as WCAG.
• Track record of leading projects end-to-end that involve strong cross-functional collaboration with Product and Design partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for improving accessible product development on Android.
• Establish coding standards and patterns on Android for accessible UIs.
• Partner closely with other accessibility experts to translate WCAG into actionable projects.
• Uplevel Android engineers’ accessibility expertise through training.
• Participate in weekly office hours to support product designers and engineers.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Android development

UI development

Accessibility standards

Job description

A leading travel platform is seeking an experienced Android Developer to ensure digital accessibility for their applications. This US-based remote role involves hands-on development and mentoring of other engineers to implement accessibility best practices. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in Android development, expertise in Kotlin or Java, and a strong commitment to accessible technology.