Senior Software Engineer Accessibility
Fidelity Investments has an exciting Senior Accessibility Engineer opportunity in our Wealth unit.
As a Senior Engineer you will be applying your expertise to analyze accessibility defects and promote accessible solutions.
This is opportunity is based out of Westlake, TX
The Expertise We’re Looking For
- 5+ years or equivalent consisting of
- Accessibility Testing
- Web or Mobile Software Development
- Quality Engineering
- International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) Certification or equivalent on the job experience
- Proven experience conducting experience evaluations or audits for accessibility
- Solid Understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Working knowledge of Axe semi-automated tools or equivalents
- Familiarity with test automation tools (Cucumber, Selenium, Cypress)
- Experience working with agile teams
- Expert HTML Fundamentals including ARIA, accessible names, and semantic HTML techniques.
The Purpose of Your Role
Fidelity is committed to accessible experiences for all. You will help ensure that issues are found, prioritized, and fixed effectively. Your insight and ability to communicate why accessibility matters is essential.
The Skills You Bring
- You are an effective communicator
- You have strong problem-solving, collaboration, communication and engagement skills
- Flexibility in ambiguous situations
- You are obsessed with creating the best end-to-end customer experience
- You take personal accountability for results
- You are self-directed, willing to take initiative, and pragmatic
- You have keen attention to detail
- You desire to solve complex problems, not just detect them
- You are able to learn large software systems end-to-end quickly, and are interested in learning new technologies and their adoption
- Able to work with remote and international team members
The Value You Deliver
- Accessible experiences are equitable for all, and position Fidelity as market leader
- Your knowledge of accessibility influences better software design and engineering
Company Overview
Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.
Join Us
At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.
At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working.”
We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.
Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
Company Overview
Fidelity TalentSource is the in-house temporary staffing provider for Fidelity Investments, one of the largest and most diversified global financial services firms in the industry. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including technology and customer service, to fill assignments across Fidelity’s U.S.-based regional and investor center locations. If you would like to experience Fidelity’s supportive and collaborative culture while expanding your skill set and developing your professional network, consider a role with Fidelity TalentSource. Apply today at FTSJobs.com.
We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity TalentSource will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, please contact our HR team at HR@ ftsjobs.com.
Information about Fidelity investments
At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com.
Fidelity TalentSource’s working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity TalentSource are equal opportunity employers.