Accessibility Developer

Company Description

SQLI Group is a digital agency, with 30 years leading the implementation and management of digital devices for a reinvented user experience. We are over 2500 talents in more than 13 countries and 3 continents. We are a human touch company & key partner of the largest international companies with global projects.

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Job Description

The eCommerce Accessibility Developer is responsible to deliver commercially driven 
and innovative digital experiences in line with brand and market needs. His/her primary 
role is to translate design briefs into cost effective & scalable digital experiences 
integrated into one of the largest eCommerce platform website worldwide and WCAG compliant

What is this all about? 

• Manage front end content development needs from the business, leveraging web development frameworks and best practices as well as UX & UI intuition to deliver high performing experiences.
• Support the definition of the project digital vision, objectives.
•  Enable the eCommerce platfomr to push the boundaries of commercial and brand digital innovation through the creative use of available technologies.
• Implement and maintain the eCommerce Design System to ensure accessibility and scalable digital experiences.
•  Prioritize Accessibility: Go beyond automation to meet real accessibility  requirements, including keyboard navigation, tab management, and screen reader compatibility, making every interaction easy and intuitive for all users.

Strong focus on : 

• •Development of fully responsive & WCAG compliant Web Components and landing pages, in adherence with digital, technical, commercial & brand content guidelines, including our Design System.
• Influence the design process to ensure both commercial and technical needs are met and executed in a timely manner.
• Provide technical guidance to other members of the team, including mentoring on the eCommerce accessibility guidelines and best practices.
• Oversee the delivery of digital solutions ensuring timely delivery, quality of digital assets and alignment of the delivered solutions with our technical & brand guidelines, including our Design System and WCAG-AA
• Manage bottlenecks, resolve escalations, anticipate and make project & resource trade-offs, balancing business needs against technical constraints.
• Know the Design System by heart, including any dependencies between atomic and bigger components.
•  Identify and propose ways to improve our best practices and/or technical guidelines, including the assessment of modern technologies, techniques, ways of working, etc…
• Support product owners, product designers and other relevant stakeholders on product development.
• Conduct Accessibility Audits: Run accessibility audits and tests using tools like Axe, Lighthouse, and VoiceOver to identify and address accessibility issues, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards.
• Collaborate with Creative Teams: Partner with designers and developers to turn ideas into usable and accessible code, serving as the accessibility champion to enhance the e-commerce experience for all users.
• Stay Updated on Accessibility Trends: Implement best practices and tools to continually offer an inclusive and unobstructed digital experience.

Qualifications

Who are you? 

• Bachelor´s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar academic background .
•  At least 7 years’ experience in eBusiness, eCommerce and / or Digital Agencies.
•  At least 2 years’ experience in Accessibility role.
• Strong UX/UI technical background.
• Used to mentoring and/or providing guidance to other members of a team on 
  accesibility topics.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cross-device support and cross-browser issues.
• Exceptional HTML skills with a focus on web standards, semantic coding and 
  accessibility (WCAG AA, screen readers, etc…).
•  Strong CSS skills particularly for large websites: CSS Pre-processing (SASS, SCSS, mixins, variables, etc…), properties (including scroll behaviour)
• Familiar with User Experience/Usability concepts and best practices.
• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence and Bitbucket (Git)
• Practical experience with testing frameworks (Jest/Vitest).
• Accessibility Advocate: Familiar with WCAG, ARIA, and ADA standards, and 
  skilled in applying them to real-life e-commerce flows.
•  Familiar with Accessibility Tools: Hands-on experience with automated tools like Axe, Lighthouse, and manual tools like screen readers, ensuring thorough testing.

Skills & Behaviours 

•  Used to work in fluent English, in multicultural and international environment. 
•  Leadership mindset experienced mentoring and/or providing guidance to other developers, small teams, etc. 
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, contributing to Agile ceremonies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cross-device support and cross-browser issues. 
•  Used to liaising with internal and external stakeholders. 
•  Customer-service oriented mentality. 
•  Accuracy, reliability & vigilant attention to detail. 
• Good understanding of User Experience/Usability concepts, eCommerce & Digital Experiences.

Additional Information

What do we offer?

• Permanent contract.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible Remuneration (Meal vouchers, kinder garden, Public Transport/Mobility)
• Private health insurance (including dental care).
• Juno Journey Premium member platform with a lot of on-line learnings (certifications, courses, etc).
• Individual yearly training and certification budget.
• Onsite/Hybrid/Remote policy work.
• Work Schedule Monday to Friday.
• Intensive working hours on Fridays and all week in July and August.
• Full salary coverage for sick leave.
• Relocation package.

Data protection notice
SQLI Group ensures that applicants' personal data is processed as required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Ley de Protección de Datos 3/2018 of the Spanish Kingdom . Personal data is processed for the purpose of carrying out the hiring process and joining to our talent community. You can exercise your rights in terms of General Data Protection and digital guarantees through dataprotection.spain@sqli.com