Web/Mobile Accessibility Specialist
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Why Mozilla?
Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.
The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.
The Opportunity
Mozilla is committed to ensuring the Web is a global, public resource accessible to all. Ensuring that Firefox and other Mozilla products are accessible to people with disabilities is a fundamental part of this mission.
The Mozilla Corporation is looking for a skilled Web and Mobile Accessibility Test and Evaluation Specialist to work with our dedicated Accessibility team to help drive web and mobile accessibility forward! The Web/Mobile Accessibility Specialist will be an internal consultant for Firefox and other Mozilla product teams to design and develop accessible functionality and surfaces. This will be accomplished via design reviews, engineering reviews and educational opportunities. The Accessibility Team is a small, enthusiastic team that affects the lives of users every day, and together you will improve the accessibility of Firefox and other Mozilla products on a daily basis.
Using your accessibility expertise, you will help Mozilla ensure that Firefox is delightfully accessible to people with disabilities and users of assistive technology.
What You'll Get To Do
Collaborate with multiple design and front-end teams to identify potential accessibility issues and drive resolutions
Influence designers and front-end developers to ensure that product features and common UI components are accessible and inclusive
Be responsible for the execution, maintenance and development of Accessibility Review Processes
Build excellent working relationships with engineers and designers on other teams
Work in the open as part of the Mozilla open source project and engage with Mozilla’s global community
Qualifications
A degree or equivalent experience in Inclusive Design, Web & Digital Accessibility or a related field
Demonstrated expertise in accessibility and inclusive design
Extensive experience in WCAG Compliance, and in depth knowledge of ARIA and other web accessibility technologies
Hands-on experience with keyboard-only navigation and at least two of the following assistive technologies: NVDA, VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), JAWS, Orca, and/or TalkBack
Intermediate skills in HTML and CSS
Working familiarity with Figma
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Ability to effectively participate as part of a geographically-distributed open accessibility consultative and software development team
A passion to empower and improve the web for people with a diverse range of abilities
Commitment to our values:
Welcoming differences
Being relationship-minded
Practicing responsible participation
Having grit
Bonus points for
Awareness of European Accessibility Act (EAA)
Familiarity with Web Components
Experience with iOS and Android UI development
Comfort working on a large, mature codebase
Sophisticated skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
What you’ll get:
Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
One-time home office stipend
Annual professional development budget
Quarterly well-being stipend
Considerable paid parental leave
Employee referral bonus program
Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
About Mozilla
When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online. We’re not a normal tech company. The things we create prioritize people and their privacy over profits. We exist to make the internet a healthier, happier place for everyone.
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Mozilla believes in the value of diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge, and knows diversity, equity and inclusion are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.
About Mozilla
Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.
We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.
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ReqID: R2773
Hiring Ranges:
US Tier 1 Locations
$113,000—$150,000 USD
US Tier 2 Locations
$102,000—$137,000 USD
US Tier 3 Locations
$95,000—$126,000 USD
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Web/Mobile Accessibility Specialist
To learn the Hiring Ranges for this position, please select your location from the Apply Now dropdown menu.
To learn more about our Hiring Range System, please click this link.
Why Mozilla?
Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.
The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.
The Opportunity
Mozilla is committed to ensuring the Web is a global, public resource accessible to all. Ensuring that Firefox and other Mozilla products are accessible to people with disabilities is a fundamental part of this mission.
The Mozilla Corporation is looking for a skilled Web and Mobile Accessibility Test and Evaluation Specialist to work with our dedicated Accessibility team to help drive web and mobile accessibility forward! The Web/Mobile Accessibility Specialist will be an internal consultant for Firefox and other Mozilla product teams to design and develop accessible functionality and surfaces. This will be accomplished via design reviews, engineering reviews and educational opportunities. The Accessibility Team is a small, enthusiastic team that affects the lives of users every day, and together you will improve the accessibility of Firefox and other Mozilla products on a daily basis.
Using your accessibility expertise, you will help Mozilla ensure that Firefox is delightfully accessible to people with disabilities and users of assistive technology.
What You'll Get To Do
Collaborate with multiple design and front-end teams to identify potential accessibility issues and drive resolutions
Influence designers and front-end developers to ensure that product features and common UI components are accessible and inclusive
Be responsible for the execution, maintenance and development of Accessibility Review Processes
Build excellent working relationships with engineers and designers on other teams
Work in the open as part of the Mozilla open source project and engage with Mozilla’s global community
Qualifications
A degree or equivalent experience in Inclusive Design, Web & Digital Accessibility or a related field
Demonstrated expertise in accessibility and inclusive design
Extensive experience in WCAG Compliance, and in depth knowledge of ARIA and other web accessibility technologies
Hands-on experience with keyboard-only navigation and at least two of the following assistive technologies: NVDA, VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), JAWS, Orca, and/or TalkBack
Intermediate skills in HTML and CSS
Working familiarity with Figma
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Ability to effectively participate as part of a geographically-distributed open accessibility consultative and software development team
A passion to empower and improve the web for people with a diverse range of abilities
Commitment to our values:
Welcoming differences
Being relationship-minded
Practicing responsible participation
Having grit
Bonus points for
Awareness of European Accessibility Act (EAA)
Familiarity with Web Components
Experience with iOS and Android UI development
Comfort working on a large, mature codebase
Sophisticated skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
What you’ll get:
Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
One-time home office stipend
Annual professional development budget
Quarterly well-being stipend
Considerable paid parental leave
Employee referral bonus program
Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
About Mozilla
When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online. We’re not a normal tech company. The things we create prioritize people and their privacy over profits. We exist to make the internet a healthier, happier place for everyone.
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Mozilla believes in the value of diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge, and knows diversity, equity and inclusion are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.
About Mozilla
Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.
Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.
We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.
Group: E
#LI-REMOTE
ReqID: R2773
Hiring Ranges:
US Tier 1 Locations
$113,000—$150,000 USD
US Tier 2 Locations
$102,000—$137,000 USD
US Tier 3 Locations
$95,000—$126,000 USD