Accessibility Engineer - Remote

Are you a UI engineer passionate about accessibility and eager to make a difference in product development and customer experiences? We're seeking a talented remote UI engineer based out of Romania (will possibly consider other European or Latin American countries as well) to drive our Accessibility Programme and drive initiatives across our R&D organization.

About Us
At 8x8 Inc. [Nasdaq:EGHT] we put communications at the heart of our business and build technology that allows people to connect anytime, anywhere they are in the world, and on any device.

XCaaS - the 8x8 Experience Communications Platform - brings together Employee and Customer Experience, enabling hybrid workforces across the globe to connect, collaborate, and delight customers, while providing businesses with real-time communications analytics, intelligence and unique insights.
Learn more on our company website at www.8x8.com follow our pages on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The Role
As an Accessibility Engineer, you will play a key role within our Platform UI team, enabling the execution of our Accessibility Programme. You will be responsible for evaluating our products for best accessibility practices, empowering our users to succeed.
By solving challenges and driving initiatives forward, you'll contribute directly to our goal of making our user and customer-facing experiences accessible and inclusive across our product and marketing platforms.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with designers, developers, QE analysts, and marketing professionals, to identify critical accessibility gaps and make recommendations across our platforms. You'll dive into code to resolve issues and enhance our products' accessibility.
This role presents a unique opportunity to make a substantial impact within our organization and positively influence the experiences of our global customer base.

Key Responsibilities:
Conduct accessibility audits using various assistive technologies and evaluation tools to locate issues and identify areas of non-compliance
Translate audit results into VPAT documentation and create Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs)
Present findings to product and development teams in a clear, concise format to drive actionable insights
Work with development teams to resolve issues in web and mobile applications
Support the web and marketing teams to validate accessible media content such as video, audio, PDF documents, etc.

Must Have:
Experience in one or more JavaScript libraries/frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue (React preferred)
Extensive knowledge of semantic HTML and proper use of ARIA
Experience with assistive technologies, such as screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, Narrator, VoiceOver), voice command (Apple Voice Control, Windows Voice Access, Dragon), and/or screen magnification (Windows Magnifier, Apple Zoom, ZoomText, SuperNova)
Familiarity with laws, standards, and guidelines for accessibility (WCAG, ATAG, Section 508, EN 301 549)
Proficiency in accessibility evaluation tools such as WebAIM WAVE, Deque Axe DevTools, Microsoft Accessibility Insights, ANDI (U.S. Social Security Administration), Chrome Lighthouse
Experience in conducting accessibility audits and completing VPAT/ACR documents

What You Need to Succeed:
IAAP certification(s) (CPACC, WAS, CPWA) a strong asset
Ability to distinguish between normative and non-normative/informative WCAG documentation
Experience with automated testing frameworks (Cypress preferred)
Experience with native mobile development for iOS and/or Android

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on an initial six-month contract, with the potential for growth and development within our organization. If you're ready to drive meaningful change and champion accessibility, we want to hear from you!

No outside agencies please. Project duration is full time for 6 months. Start date as soon as possible.

Please contact kit.sparrow@8x8.com and CC pat.bertini@8x8.com with your resume/CV.