Weekday (YC W21)
Website:
weekday.works
Job details:
This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 700000 - Rs 1500000 (ie INR 7-15 LPA)
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Pune
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Accessibility Developer with 4-8 years of experience in building inclusive, accessible, and standards-compliant digital products. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in web accessibility principles, ARIA implementation, and modern frontend development practices. You will play a critical role in ensuring our applications are usable by people of all abilities and compliant with global accessibility standards.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance web applications with a strong focus on accessibility and inclusive design.
- Implement and maintain accessibility standards in alignment with WCAG 2.1/2.2 guidelines and W3C best practices.
- Apply and optimize ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles, states, and properties to improve assistive technology compatibility.
- Conduct accessibility audits, identify issues, and remediate defects across web and mobile web applications.
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure accessible design patterns from wireframes to production.
- Work closely with frontend and backend teams to embed accessibility into the development lifecycle.
- Perform manual and automated accessibility testing using tools such as Axe, Lighthouse, WAVE, NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver.
- Develop accessible UI components and reusable design systems aligned with accessibility standards.
- Ensure proper semantic HTML usage and keyboard navigability across applications.
- Create and maintain accessibility documentation, guidelines, and best practices for engineering teams.
- Provide training and mentorship to developers on ARIA implementation and accessibility compliance.
- Stay updated with evolving accessibility regulations and assist in compliance reporting.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 4-8 years of hands-on experience in frontend development with strong focus on accessibility.
- Deep understanding of accessibility standards including WCAG, ADA, and Section 508 compliance.
- Strong expertise in ARIA roles, states, and properties, and their real-world implementation.
- Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
- Strong knowledge of semantic markup and accessible component architecture.
- Experience with accessibility testing tools (Axe, Lighthouse, WAVE, NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver).
- Solid understanding of keyboard interactions, focus management, and screen reader behavior.
- Familiarity with cross-browser and cross-device accessibility considerations.
- Experience integrating accessibility into CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
- Knowledge of accessibility in mobile web and responsive design.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in Agile development environments.
- Prior experience building or contributing to accessible design systems.
- Exposure to accessibility compliance audits and reporting.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
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