Senior Android Accessibility Engineer

Slack Enterprise; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the Slack app—from component fixes to platform-wide screen reader, testing, and VPAT compliance strategy. You will be the primary technical owner of Android a11y, partnering with iOS teams, design systems, and feature squads.

Bring 5+ years of Android experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, deep knowledge of TalkBack, and a passion for inclusive software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Android engineering experience, 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 (e.g. WCAG, VPAT) and experience driving compliance work end-to-end.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — you’ll work with design systems, iOS and feature teams regularly.

Responsibilities

• Drive accessibility for Slack Kit Compose components — audit and fix issues, and build/maintain snapshot and automated a11y testing.
• Diagnose and fix TalkBack/framework issues and generalize fixes into shared utilities for other teams.
• Own and evolve Android a11y test suites and infrastructure, including custom tooling and third-party integrations for automated UI-test coverage.
• Provide accessibility guidance to feature teams on complex UI work — labeling, focus order, state announcements, and audible feedback for interactive actions.
• Lead VPAT compliance efforts: triage and resolve related tickets, group recurring issues into epics, and clearly document Slack’s compliance posture.
• Plan and run accessibility testing across major features and partner with QA vendors on regression testing.
• Represent Android in cross-platform mobile accessibility planning, coordinating with iOS counterparts, design systems, and feature teams.
• Mentor Android engineers on accessibility best practices, run onboarding sessions, and share knowledge broadly (docs, newsletters, external talks).

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Accessibility APIs

Testing infrastructure

TalkBack

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the Slack app—from component fixes to platform-wide screen reader, testing, and VPAT compliance strategy. You will be the primary technical owner of Android a11y, partnering with iOS teams, design systems, and feature squads.

Bring 5+ years of Android experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, deep knowledge of TalkBack, and a passion for inclusive software.