Senior Mobile Accessibility Engineer
We are seeking a passionate Mobile Developer with deep SwiftUI experience to join our accessibility team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of development and end user experience and wants to help ensure our mobile products are usable by ALL different types of users. You’ll help drive our efforts into researching accessibility solutions, fixing complex issues, and helping to test our applications for accessibility compliance.
The Expertise You Have
- 4+ years of professional experience developing applications in iOS, specifically SwiftUI based applications
- Experience working in a team of iOS developers participating in code reviews, pull requests, and pair programming.
- Fluency in Swift object-oriented and/or functional programming from industry working experience
- Working experience with debugging and supporting of mobile applications written in Swift
- Experience in agile methodologies (SCRUM)
- Self-driven to learn and implement new accessible technologies
- Familiarity with accessibility API’s, semantic markup in native development
- Bonus:
- Knowledge of assistive technologies in iOS (Voiceover, Voice Control, etc)
- Practical usage of assistive technologies to test for common accessibility issues
Purpose of Your Role
- Conduct hands-on testing with assistive technologies to ensure our applications meet our internal mobile accessibility guidelines (Voiceover, Voice Control, Dynamic Type)
- Consult with development teams on findings from hands-on testing to find fixes to accessibility issues
- Train developers on automated accessibility tools
- Accessibility research into new accessible patterns, gestures, and UI components
- Help build out accessible monitoring solutions to track accessibility at scale.
Skills You Bring
- Strong experience with SwiftUI and iOS Development
- A user-first mindset and curiosity about how people interact with technology
- Comfort with iterative testing, debugging, and consulting based on testing results
- A desire to learn new technologies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Value You Deliver
- Helping to ensure our mobile applications are accessible for all different types of users
- Accessibility testing results that are consumable for our squads
- Building out complex accessibility solutions in iOS
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit Fidelitycareers.com
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $60.00-80.00 per hour.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.