Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 year of experience in accessibility testing.
- Experience with assistive technology (e.g., screen readers, switch access, magnification), and with accessibility checking tools (e.g., Accessibility Scanner, Lighthouse).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience developing digital products that comply with accessibility standards.
- Experience using various assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers, magnifiers) on both desktop and mobile devices.
- Familiarity with a wide range of disabilities and how they impact users' interactions with digital content.
- Knowledge of web accessibility principles and an understanding of relevant laws and standards, including WCAG, Section 508, and EN 301 549.
- Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability best practices.
- Ability to effectively identify and debug accessibility issues within web pages using HTML, CSS, and ARIA.
About the job
Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.
Responsibilities
- Perform accessibility design reviews and launch reviews of new features and select if they meet the bar for accessibility.
- Consult with feature teams who are working on ensuring their features are accessible.
- Perform audits of Chrome across platforms for accessibility issues.
- Triage accessibility issues and plan their priority.
- Test new user-facing accessibility features and ensure they're polished.
