JOB POSTING: Accessibility Software Quality Engineer: Apple Inc.

Accessibility Software Quality Engineer: Apple Inc.

Job ID 4282792
Company Name Apple Inc.
Job Category Technology
Location Cupertino, CA
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Experience 2-5 Years Experience
Date Posted May 15, 2009 (Reposted May 23)

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Position Description:

Do you want to directly and positively impact the lives of many Apple customers? Do you *really* want to change the world? Apple's VoiceOver Engineering Team is seeking a Software Quality Engineer who will help test and improve future versions of VoiceOver as well as the general accessibility of Mac OS X. VoiceOver Is Apple's screenreader software that enables blind or visually impaired users to use a Macintosh. You'll be responsible for testing functionality, user experience, and performance. The ideal candidate will have experience with the software quality assurance process and will be extremely passionate about accessibility and VoiceOver.

Job Responsibilities Include:
- Defining/evolving the team's testing and performance strategy.
- Developing test suites and scripts which work with Apple's automated test tools.
- Testing the functionality of VoiceOver.
- Testing the accessibility of many Mac OS X applications (using VoiceOver).
- Contributing ideas to improve VoiceOver's user experience.
- Testing speech quality.
- General testing of Mac OS X.

Key Requirements:
* BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Experience using the UNIX command line and scripting.
- Strong testing skills.
- Strong communication skills.

Additional Desired Skills:
- Experience using screen readers and knowledge of accessibility issues.
- Experience using speech synthesis.
- Experience with Braille.
- Experience with refreshable Braille displays and other accessibility devices.
- Experience with C, Objective-C, Mac OS X, Cocoa, Carbon, and Apple's Accessibility API.

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