Web Accessibility Engineer
📄 Job Description
At Apple, we believe that technology is most powerful when it empowers everyone. Great ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We hold accessibility as a core value and strive to build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world.
About Apple and IS&T
Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system, supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly.
IS&T EMEIA brings together all IS&T functions across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. The team partners with global leadership to deliver key programs at a regional level, navigating the unique complexity and scale of one of Apple's most diverse operating regions. IS&T EMEIA also leads Apple's IS&T Accessibility Center of Excellence (CoE), helping teams across Apple ensure that websites, internal systems, and services work for everyone.
The IS&T Accessibility CoE team is dedicated to promoting and supporting accessibility globally across Apple, partnering to embed accessibility into customer and employee facing digital services, apps, and websites.
About the Role
We are looking for a passionate Web Accessibility Engineer to join our CoE team and grow their expertise in accessibility consulting. This role requires curiosity, attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and someone eager to be hands-on in a high-paced environment.
As a Web Accessibility Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Applying a foundational understanding of technical accessibility standards to support remediation efforts using established testing methodologies.
- Performing accessibility evaluations of web applications and clearly documenting findings.
- Contributing actionable recommendations for accessibility improvements under the guidance of senior team members.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including product, design, and engineering throughout the project lifecycle.
- Supporting accessibility reviews and helping ensure inclusive experiences are built into products from the ground up.
- Contributing to the team's accessibility training materials, tooling, and standards as you grow in the role.
Minimum Qualifications
- 0-2 years of experience in web accessibility and front-end engineering.
- Foundational knowledge and experience with web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Familiarity with WCAG 2.x guidelines and WAI-ARIA specifications.
- Experience with testing using assistive technologies such as VoiceOver, JAWS, or NVDA.
- Ability to identify and contribute accessible code fixes using web technologies.
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Eagerness to independently learn new technologies and accessibility best practices.
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to work alongside both technical and non-technical team members.
- A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in building working relationships across teams.
- Ability to manage tasks across multiple workstreams with support from the team.
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits, and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.