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Full Stack Developer
Looking for a full stack developer role where you can write great code AND make a difference to the world? EqualWeb helps companies design and enhance their digital systems - including websites, web applications, software, and hardware - so they are usable by people with disabilities. EqualWeb flagship product offering, AMP (Accessibility Management Platform), is the industry standard for managing accessibility.
Our team is responsible for the development, operations and security of the AMP platform, as well as associated technologies like browser extensions and integrated development tools. We are growing out our engineering talent to support the growth of the platform, and are looking for developers who are strong in HTML5, CSS and Javascript.
Responsibilities:
Participate actively in Scrum. Work with Product Management and QA daily to flesh out stories and track your commitments.
Improve accessibility. We work hard to deliver accessible solutions and enhance libraries we rely on for accessibility, too.
Collaborate. We have internal and external clients with different needs. We expect team members to reach out and build relationships inside the company to better understand our market.
Learn. We expect team members to keep up to date on new technologies, standards, and industry trends so we can continue to be market leaders.
Qualifications:
3+ years of extensive experience with HTML5 and CSS
3+ years of extensive experience with ASP.NET or NODE.JS
3+ years of extensive experience with MySQL, or similar
3+ years of experience with JavaScript and jQuery
Experience with Web Application Security / OWASP best practices.
Experience with accessible web design including Section 508 and WCAG
Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly and take ownership of features.
Ability to see big picture: we`re a collaborative small team and expect you to see the big picture, and proactively anticipate problems, interact with other departments and clients, and come up with solutions.
Application Process:
This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits package.
If working on a small team of high impact developers sounds like something you`d enjoy, send us your resume and cover letter.
What are the new guidelines of WCAG 2.2? How can you ensure your website is still accessible and compliant with the new updates? What does EqualWeb cover from the WCAG 2.2 requirements and what it does not? What has changed from WCAG 2.1 and what remained the same? We compiled all the answers in the following article.
From now on, users can access accessibility functions like Voice Navigation, Color Adjustments, and Image Descriptors, among others. The Fnac website is now more accessible for users with different types of disabilities, including seniors.
Closed captions for videos and audio content enable people with hearing impairments to understand the content. EqualWeb has become the first web accessibility vendor to provide a video and audio closed captions option for people with disabilities as part of its automatic services.
The unique benefit of the function is that it’s entirely automatic. Moreover, as the website owner, you can modify the automatic generic text if you find a mismatch between the video and the text (the AI may miss a few words here and there), using the Captions Editor in your dashboard.
The closed captions function includes a simple on-and-off activation button, a rating vote for feedback purposes, a new transcription window over the video or audio element, and a captions download option. The captions’ font conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 standards for easily accessible fonts.
