Accessibility Engineer CoOp

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 10 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify is a leader in creating immersive, rigorous digital learning experiences that look great, play great, and help students expect great things of themselves. Amplify has been described as the best tech company in education, and the best education company in tech.

As a CoOp at Amplify, you will join a talented team tackling the toughest problems in education with the best ideas in technology – including accessible user experience and building the tools and processes that continue to support an internal culture of accessibility.

What You’ll Do

• Impress the toughest customers around – students – by:

  • writing fast front automation tests using frameworks like webdriverIO

  • working with accessibility libraries to ensure the code adheres to our standards

  • Performing manual device testing with an eye toward accessibility

• Make life better for passionate teachers by:

  • improving apps accessibility and reliability by learning about WGAC guidelines

  • work closely with product managers to create consistency in our internal documentation

• Learn every day by:

  • understanding how to use accessibility platform features (dashboards, scanners, etc)

  • working on a cross-functional team

  • participating in cross-team share-outs, brownbags, and workshop series

Example Projects You Might Work On

• WebDriverIO focus: Create accessibility test plan and automated UI tests for internal component library

• Infrastructure focus: Build accessibility into dev workflow by setting up tooling (axe linter, axe-core) and reporting through AWS

• Manual testing focus: work with a cross-functional team to test new features with a focus on accessibility

• Device / Performance testing focus: performance testing on a variety of supported devices, use DataDog / Looker to track device and performance metrics

• React / frontend focus: work with team to develop React accessibility standards and guidelines

• Project management focus: Organize accessibility engineering wiki + accessibility metrics gathering / tracking

• Training / Eng Support focus: Assist in creating and leading internal accessibility trainings for engineers; support engineers with accessibility questions

Basic Requirements of the Accessibility Engineer CoOp:

• A background in computer science fundamentals including algorithms and data structures

• Experience with Java, Python, or another object-oriented language and the ability to quickly learn a new language

• Familiarity with web application development

• Ability to work with a close-knit team and to both give and receive constructive feedback

• Strong communication skills

• An interest in the education landscape and how to improve it

Preferred Requirements of the Accessibility Engineer CoOp:

• Coursework / Research in Accessibility

• Familiarity with relational databases

• Previous experience in education 

What we offer:
This role is eligible for participation in a 401(k) plan. The annualized gross salary for this role is $62,400

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

Amplify is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.