Senior Android Accessibility Engineer — Lead a11y & VPAT Strategy

Slack; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Autonomous work environment

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the app, coordinating with iOS and design systems to ensure Slack is usable for everyone. You will drive accessibility for Slack Kit Compose components, audit issues, and evolve test suites and tooling.

You will mentor engineers, advocate for WCAG/VPAT compliance, and collaborate across feature teams to implement accessibility best practices in UI work.

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.
• 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 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 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 engineering

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Accessibility testing

WCAG/VPAT knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Slack is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the app, coordinating with iOS and design systems to ensure Slack is usable for everyone. You will drive accessibility for Slack Kit Compose components, audit issues, and evolve test suites and tooling.

You will mentor engineers, advocate for WCAG/VPAT compliance, and collaborate across feature teams to implement accessibility best practices in UI work.