Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the app, from Slack Kit components to platform-wide screen reader strategy. You will lead a11y efforts with design systems, feature teams, and iOS partners to ensure Slack is usable by all.

You will mentor engineers, drive testing infrastructure, and guide compliance with VPAT and WCAG standards while shaping cross-platform accessibility planning in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of 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.

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

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android accessibility APIs

TalkBack

Accessibility testing

VPAT compliance

WCAG

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About the role

Slack is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to own Android accessibility across the app — from Slack Kit component-level fixes to platform-wide screen reader, testing, and compliance strategy. You’ll be the primary technical owner of Android a11y, working closely with the iOS/mobile accessibility team, design systems, and feature teams to make Slack usable for everyone.

What you’ll do

• 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).

What we’re looking for

• 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.

Nice to have

• Experience with design systems / component libraries and accessibility standards.
• Familiarity with third‑party accessibility auditing tools or building custom static‑analysis/scanning tools.
• Public speaking or writing on accessibility topics.
• Experience using Slack and a keen interest in making it better

What It's Like Working Here

• We provide generous benefits at Salesforce
• Autonomous, self‑starter working environment
• We actively work on ways to be more inclusive in our culture and in our hiring