[Blindtlk] Facebook Seeks Accessibility Engineer

[David Andrews]

User Experience – Accessibility (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

Are you interested in building products used by 
hundreds of millions of people? Do you have 
direct experience working with assistive 
technology (ie screen readers)? Facebook is 
seeking an experienced User Interface Engineer 
that is passionate about building accessible 
user-facing web applications. This role includes 
the management of technical accessibility 
processes as well as ownership over internal and 
external communication of Facebook’s 
accessibility strategies. This position is 
contractual and is based at our main office in Palo Alto, CA.
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Responsibilities
    * Work with product teams to implement accessible products
    * Participate in code reviews with an eye for accessibility
    * Identify and communicate accessibility best 
practices for front-end engineering
    * Manage technical process for accessibility
    * Communicate Facebook’s accessibility strategy internally and externally
Requirements
    * Expert knowledge of web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS)
    * Expert knowledge of assistive technology 
(JAWS, VoiceOver, Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
    * Experience with scripting languages (PHP)
    * Passion for elegant, intuitive, and accessible user interfaces
    * Ability to write well-abstracted, reusable code for UI components
    * Familiarity with Object Oriented JavaScript 
Frameworks (Prototype JS, MooTools, Dojo, etc.)
    * Experience working with HTML/CSS/JS in high-performance environments
    * 3+ years experience in building web 
products with assistive technology in mind
    * BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Bonus
    * Experience building complicated workflows
    * Relevant experience includes self-started personal projects
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food

We've got it good!
At our Palo Alto headquarters, we also offer free 
breakfast, lunch and dinner at our Cafe. Whether 
you're looking for healthy salads, or hearty 
world cuisine from Belize, India, etc., or just a 
couple slices of pizza, Chef Josef and his team 
of culinary geniuses in Palo Alto make it happen every day.
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life

Innovation is paramount
No matter what part of Facebook you join, you'll 
be building something big and new. You won't 
simply be finding answers; you'll be framing 
questions that no one has ever asked before - and 
identifying unprecedented opportunities. We 
welcome pioneers. In fact, we insist on them.


                         David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
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