Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

6d•Remote

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to take ownership of Android accessibility across the Slack application. This role involves addressing issues from Slack Kit component-level fixes to developing platform-wide strategies for screen readers, testing, and compliance. The engineer will be the primary technical lead for Android accessibility, collaborating closely with the iOS/mobile accessibility team, design systems, and feature teams to ensure Slack is usable for everyone.

Requirements

5+ years of 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, with experience working regularly with design systems, iOS, and feature teams.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Drive accessibility for Slack Kit Compose components, including auditing and fixing issues, and building/maintaining snapshot and automated accessibility testing.
Diagnose and fix TalkBack/framework issues, generalizing fixes into shared utilities for other teams.
Own and evolve Android accessibility test suites and infrastructure, incorporating custom tooling and third-party integrations for automated UI-test coverage.
Provide accessibility guidance to feature teams on complex UI work, covering labeling, focus order, state announcements, and audible feedback for interactive actions.
Lead VPAT compliance efforts, including triaging and resolving tickets, grouping recurring issues into epics, and documenting Slack’s compliance posture.
Plan and execute accessibility testing across major features and partner with QA vendors for 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, conduct onboarding sessions, and share knowledge broadly through documentation, newsletters, and external talks.