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Software Engineer Accessibility and UI JD (315)

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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.


The client you'll be working with has undergone a major transformation over the last five years! They shifted from a typical training company to a tech-focused competitor with top-notch content. In 2018, they switched to subscription-based digital learning using the All-Access Pass platform. In 2021, they acquired a key player with clients like Slack, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Intuit. Now, they're positioned to lead in edtech. Their Platforms team is looking for great talent with a growth mindset to join and help grow their product.


Challenge

As a Software Engineer specializing in accessibility, you will play a crucial role in building products that help organizations train their employees and address their most pressing people-related challenges at scale. You will collaborate with product, design, data, and content teams to develop a modern learning platform, with a focus on performance, scalability, and accessibility.


What you'll do

- You will ship regularly and iteratively, writing testable, readable, and maintainable code.

- Engineers participate early in the product development process. You will review quantitative and qualitative research about our clients and learners and weigh in on the product strategy and roadmap.

- Advocate for and lead initiatives to ensure our software is accessible to the widest possible audience, in accordance with WCAG guidelines.

- You will work with the product, design, and support teams to ensure users get the most value from the products you've built.

- Provide guidance and training to team members on accessibility standards and practices.

- Focus primarily on frontend technologies, including React and JavaScript, while being open to full-stack work as needed.

- Architect systems to handle significant user scale, emphasizing performance, security, and privacy.

- Continually improve and share knowledge with the team through code reviews, presentations, and articles.


In order to succeed in this position, you will need:

Mandatory skills

- 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong focus on frontend development.

- Proficiency in React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with a solid understanding of modern frontend architectures and state management.

- In-depth knowledge of web accessibility standards and best practices, including WCAG guidelines.

- Experience with accessibility testing tools and techniques, such as screen readers, color contrast analyzers, and keyboard navigation testing.

- Demonstrated experience in implementing accessible design and development practices, ensuring products are usable by people with diverse abilities.

- Proven track record of working with accessibility vendors and integrating accessibility features into existing systems.


Nice-to-have

- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.

- Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.

- Being a full stack developer will be very helpful.


Non-technical skills

- Excellent written communication skills, this is a team that works via written words, so not it’s just an ability to write, but a desire to drive change via writing.


About Ubiminds


Cultural fit

- People First. We are all about people!

- Challenge yourself. There’s always room for improvement and continuous improvement is in our essence.

- Make it happen. Be ready to take challenges as they come. It’s all about attitude and commitment. 

- We’re in this together. We work as a team, we thrive as a team and we evolve as a team.

- Averaging on awesome. We work hard to deliver high-quality services and look forward to exceeding expectations. 

- Keep it real. We promise you honesty, transparency, and openness, regardless of the situation.


Perks and Benefits

As a Software Engineer Accessibility @Ubiminds, you:

- Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees;

- Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services;

- Enjoy our remote-first policy - we are a distributed team, after all;

- Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here);

- Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!

- Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level of your communication skills!

- Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!);

- Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games.


How our process works

1- Interview with Tech Recruiter (chat about the job opening and your experiences)

2- Client process (this may vary)

3- Offer (yay)



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August 5, 2024

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