Fast Facts

Join Amplify as an Accessibility Engineer to enhance K–12 educational resources by ensuring compliance with accessibility standards, improving application accessibility, and developing automated testing frameworks.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include writing automation tests, performing manual device testing, collaborating with product managers, and participating in cross-team projects focused on accessibility.

Skills: Required skills include familiarity with web application development, knowledge of WCAG guidelines, understanding of design systems, and proficiency in Python or another object-oriented language.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include coursework in accessibility, familiarity with relational databases, and interest in improving the educational landscape.

Location: This position is remote within the United States with no specified travel requirements.

Compensation: $30 - $30 / Hourly

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

What You’ll Do

• Impress the toughest customers around – students – by:
• writing fast front automation tests using frameworks like webdriverIO
• working with accessibility libraries to ensure the code adheres to our standards
• Performing manual device testing with an eye toward accessibility
• Make life better for passionate teachers by:
• improving apps accessibility and reliability by learning about WGAC guidelines
• work closely with product managers to create consistency in our internal documentation
• Learn every day by:
• understanding how to use accessibility platform features (dashboards, scanners, etc)
• working on a cross-functional team
• participating in cross-team share-outs, brownbags, and workshop series

Example Projects You Might Work On

• Infrastructure focus: Build accessibility into dev workflow by setting up tooling (axe linter, axe-core) and reporting through AWS
• Manual testing focus: work with a cross-functional team to test new features with a focus on accessibility
• Device / Performance testing focus: performance testing on a variety of supported devices, use DataDog / Looker to track device and performance metrics
• React / frontend focus: work with team to develop React accessibility standards and guidelines
• Project management focus: Organize accessibility engineering wiki + accessibility metrics gathering / tracking
• Training / Eng Support focus: Assist in creating and leading internal accessibility trainings for engineers; support engineers with accessibility questions

Essential Responsibilities:

• Familiarity with web application development
• Ability to work with a close-knit team and to both give and receive constructive feedback
• Understanding of WCAG guidelines
• Knowledge of Design Systems
• Strong communication skills

Required Qualifications: 

• A background in computer science fundamentals including algorithms and data structures with 0-2 years of work experience.
• Experience with Python, or another object-oriented language and the ability to quickly learn a new language
• Experience with React

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Coursework / Research in Accessibility
• Familiarity with relational databases
• Previous experience in education 
• An interest in the education landscape and how to improve it

What we offer:

 This role is eligible for participation in a 401(k) plan. The gross hourly rate for this role is $30.00

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hiringaccommodations@amplify.com.

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