Senior Android Accessibility Engineer - Build Inclusive UX

Salesforce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Android Software Engineer to own accessibility for the Slack app on Android, working with iOS, design systems, and product teams to ensure inclusive experiences.

You will lead accessibility testing, VPAT compliance, and mentor engineers, driving TalkBack improvements and building robust tooling for automated UI checks. This role blends engineering rigor with accessibility advocacy in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Android engineering experience, including Kotlin and Jetpack Compose in a team environment.
• 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.

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 other teams can adopt.
• 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 labeling, focus order, state announcements, and audible feedback for interactive actions.
• Lead VPAT compliance: triage 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

TalkBack

Accessibility testing

WCAG VPAT

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Android Software Engineer to own accessibility for the Slack app on Android, working with iOS, design systems, and product teams to ensure inclusive experiences.

You will lead accessibility testing, VPAT compliance, and mentor engineers, driving TalkBack improvements and building robust tooling for automated UI checks. This role blends engineering rigor with accessibility advocacy in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.