Senior Front End Engineer | Accessibility

As a Senior Front End Engineer specializing in Accessibility at Telstra, your responsibilities will include developing and maintaining reusable React components, ensuring accessibility compliance with WCAG AA standards, conducting quality assurance through functional and cross-browser testing, and collaborating with the Accessibility team. You will also implement innovative techniques to improve delivery and work closely with various teams to ensure adherence to design requirements.

While a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is preferred, Telstra values proven experience greatly. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, along with solid knowledge of both front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as back-end technologies such as Java and databases. Familiarity with accessibility tools and guidelines is essential.

Senior Front End Engineers at Telstra will work with a variety of technologies, focusing on front-end frameworks such as React.js, while also utilizing back-end skills involving Java, Spring Boot, and various databases. The role requires proficiency in developing reusable SCSS styles and implementing the Able design system, highlighting a range of modern web development practices.

At Telstra, we offer extensive learning programs and career development opportunities to support our employees' growth. As a Senior Front End Engineer in Accessibility, you'll have access to thousands of learning resources that help you enhance your technical skills and keep up with industry advancements, ensuring you stay ahead in your career.

As a Senior Front End Engineer in Accessibility at Telstra, you'll enjoy numerous benefits including flexible work arrangements, performance-related pay, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, a purchased annual leave scheme, and additional discounts on Telstra products. We also promote a healthy work-life balance by granting an extra day off each year for personal use.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you utilized React to create accessible web components, describing the techniques and tools you employed to meet WCAG standards. Discuss your understanding of hooks and how they can enhance component accessibility and functionality.

Discuss your methodologies for ensuring compatibility across different browsers, including the use of testing tools and frameworks. Mention any automated testing setups you have implemented to streamline the process and ensure a consistent user experience.

Highlight your approach to writing clean code, such as adopting coding standards, using meaningful variable names, and implementing documentation practices. You may also want to discuss your experience with version control and code reviews as part of maintaining high standards.

Prepare an example where you introduced new technologies or methodologies that improved the application's performance or accessibility. Explain how these innovations solved existing problems and their impact on the overall project.

Talk about your user-centered design approach, including how you gather and incorporate user feedback into your development process. Describe the importance of testing your components with real users to refine their functionality and accessibility.

Explain micro front-end architecture clearly, discussing its benefits such as modularity, scalability, and the ability to independently deploy components. Provide examples of how you've applied it in your previous projects.

Share examples of cross-functional collaboration, emphasizing how you worked with design teams to implement accessible patterns. Discuss your communication strategies for ensuring alignment on project goals related to accessibility.

List tools you have experience with, such as Axe, Lighthouse, or WAVE. Share specific instances where you used these tools to identify and resolve accessibility issues within your projects.

Discuss your approach to prioritizing accessibility while creating visually appealing designs. Mention any frameworks or principles you follow to find harmony between aesthetic goals and functional requirements.

Begin by defining accessibility in the context of web development, emphasizing its importance in creating inclusive experiences for all users. Use relatable examples to illustrate how accessibility benefits everyone, not just those with disabilities.