Ivano-Frankivsk
Kyiv
Lviv
Ukraine
Senior Software Engineer (TypeScript)
Our client is the trusted industry leader in web accessibility. They’re developing a new set of automated testing rules to report on accessibility issues that were previously only possible with manual audits.
You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts and WCAG standard body members, as our client directly contributes to helping companies find and fix accessibility issues during website development.
As a member of the team, you will leverage machine learning, computer vision, browser API’s, and modern web technologies to research and develop new advanced rules.
Requirements:
- Thorough knowledge of TypeScript and/or JavaScript ( 5+ years of experience),
- General knowledge of Node.js,
- General knowledge of HTML and CSS,
- Working knowledge of WCAG and ARIA,
- Working knowledge of web accessibility,
- Demonstrated work on a product team,
- Demonstrated work on JavaScript libraries, frameworks, or plugins,
- Basic secure web programming knowledge and experience,
- Source code management, pull request reviews, and related,
- A minimum of B2 level proficiency in English is required.
Additional skills:
- Machine learning,
- Web extensions,
- Image processing,
- IAAP certification.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain TypeScript products, libraries, and APIs that help companies find and fix accessibility issues on their websites,
- Research and design new automated accessibility testing rules, including interpreting technical web standards (WCAG, ARIA, HTML, CSS, etc),
- Develop and maintain integrations with image processing algorithms and machine learning models,
- Write and review technical proposals,
- Write new features, unit tests, integration tests, and related,
- Assist in the review of pull requests, including security reviews.
What we offer:
- Annual paid vacation of 18 working days.
- Extra vacation days for long-lasting cooperation.
- Annual paid illness of 10 days.
- Maternity/Paternity leave.
- The opportunity for sabbatical leave.
- Marriage and Parenthood Package.
- Compensation for sports activities (up to 250$ per year) or health insurance covering (70%) — after the trial period.
- Internal education(corporate library, Udemy courses).
- Career development plan.
- English and Spanish classes.
- Paying taxes and managing PE (Private Entrepreneur).
- Technical equipment.
- Internal Referral program.
- Opportunity to take part in company volunteering activities.
- Sombra is a “Friendly to Veterans” award-holder.
