About the position
Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done. The Core Experience team at Airtable is looking for senior frontend product engineers with a particular focus on and expertise in accessibility. You will collaborate closely with product, design, research and data science to spec, build, test and ship new features, and improve the complex web client. The team owns the UI layer of the Airtable app building platform. This layer (Interface Designer), sits atop the Data and Automations layer, and enables customers to create customized interfaces, supporting an expansive array of use cases. Among other initiatives, Core Experience is driving a multi-team effort to greatly improve the current state of accessibility in the Interfaces layer of the product. Please note: while we employ a hybrid working model at Airtable (flexible in working from the office or elsewhere), we are looking to hire candidates at this level that are based in San Francisco/New York who are open to coming into the office at least ~2-3 times/week for team collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Spec and write code to improve accessibility and overall usability of the Airtable web client.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to build and incorporate tooling to systematically improve the codebase in regards to accessibility.
- Partner with product teams to uplevel standard feature development workflows and incorporate accessibility best practices.
- Work alongside and learn from a talented group of engineers and designers with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience writing client-side TypeScript (preferred) or JavaScript and React.
- 6+ years of industry experience building software.
- Experience with screen reader technologies.
- Understanding of and empathy for the needs and challenges of people with disabilities using browser-based software.
- Background in computer science or a related field.
Nice-to-haves
- Belief that the best product is the one that helps users accomplish their goals while growing the business.
- Thoughtful approach to decision making; knowing when to move fast and when to do things right.
- Strong ownership instincts and attention to detail.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, restricted stock units, and incentive compensation.
- Opportunity to work in a hybrid model with flexible working arrangements.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
