Senior Software Engineer (Android Accessibility)

• 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
• 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)

Benefits

• Medical Care
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year

• Hands-on expertise with Android accessibility APIs and TalkBack behavior
• Experience building or maintaining accessibility testing infrastructure
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — you’ll work with design systems, iOS and feature teams regularly
• Familiarity with accessibility compliance frameworks (e.g. WCAG, VPAT) and experience driving compliance work end-to-end
• 5+ years Android engineering experience, including Kotlin and Jetpack Compose in a team environment
• Experience using Slack and a keen interest in making it better
• Public speaking or writing on accessibility topics
• Familiarity with third-party accessibility auditing tools or building custom static-analysis/scanning tools
• Experience with design systems / component libraries and accessibility standards