Software Engineer (iOS/macOS Accessibility SME)

Summary

At Apple, we believe that technology is most powerful when it empowers everyone. Great ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you want to work somewhere that holds accessibility as a core value?

Apple’s IS&T Accessibility Center for Excellence (CoE) team is a group created with the purpose of promoting and supporting accessibility globally across Apple, partnering to embed accessibility into customer and employee facing digital services, apps and websites. We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate iOS and/or macOS Accessibility Engineer on our CoE team with subject matter expertise to deliver expert level accessibility consulting. This role requires self-drive, attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and someone very hands-on in a high paced environment

Description

As a native Accessibility SME on the team, this role requires:

Experience of technical accessibility and accessibility standards to deliver remediation efforts leveraging technical methodologies for accessibility testing

Performing accessibility evaluations of iOS and/or macOS applications, document findings and provide actionable recommendations

Reviewing and advising on design, code and content for accessibility partnering with product, design and engineering teams

Working with cross functional teams throughout the entire lifecycle of the project and represent the team positively and effectively all the times

Contribute to developing and delivery of accessibility training, tooling and standards

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven experience building and maintaining accessible native applications on iOS and/or macOS using Swift, Objective-C, or C.
• Solid understanding of WCAG 2.x guidelines and WAI-ARIA principles
• Experience of implementing accessibility testing methodologies
• Strong first-hand experience in testing with assistive technologies (including screen readers such as VoiceOver, JAWS and NVDA)
• Ability to design and implement accessible native code solutions
• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering in the field of iOS and/or macOS accessibility
• Aptitude for independently learning new technologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in building strong working relationships with others
• Ability to work on multiple projects and manage a dynamic working environment