Senior Android Developer (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Position Title: Senior Android Developer (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment: Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement: English

Language Skills: English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada: At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Why is this role important? This is an 18 month contract opportunity for an Android Developer who wants to be part of a supportive Agile team that tackles the challenges presented by the diverse and expansive nature of our audience. This is chance to join our Advertising Experiences team to create easily discoverable, accessible, engaging sponsorship and ad product experiences across our digital offerings and on large scale events like the Olympics.

Why we should work together: Digital Products & Innovation's values - collaboration, learning, continuous improvement and inclusivity - reflect who we are as a people-centered, digital-first employer. Our managers work closely with staff to make the most of their strengths, and help them build new skills and grow in their careers. We aim to build a diverse and inclusive work culture.

Perks you can look forward to:

• Flexible work schedule, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family & your work.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities for professional development through CBC's own course offering and a large library of Udemy courses.
• Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups.
• A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions will be heard, valued and respected.
• A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity.
• An iterative and experimental approach to development.

How you will make an impact:

• Collaborating with your team to find new and innovative ways to bring ads and sponsorship into our mobile products.
• Ensuring user experience is always top of mind when considering new solutions and features to improve our key performance indicators (e.g. ad viewability, cumulative layout shift, etc).
• Continually improve and optimize CBC’s current suite of mobile digital advertising solutions including display and video integration.
• Integrating third party vendor tools that support our ad work and revenue goals.
• Collaborating on quality engineering processes and ad testing workflows.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in software development in a senior role with in-depth knowledge of Android mobile development in Kotlin.
• Working knowledge of Compose Multiplatform, Kotlin Multiplatform and iOS development in Swift with SwiftUI.
• Experience using REST APIs and Graph Query Language (GQL/GraphQL) to communicate with backend services.
• Understanding of common architectural and design patterns such as MVVM, Clean Architecture and Chain of Responsibility.
• Demonstrated understanding of how to modularize code and the value it brings to development practices.
• Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, UI tests and finding opportunities to automate the test runs where possible.
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and how it improves the release process.
• Experience doing code reviews, taking responsibility for code you have not authored and providing constructive feedback.
• Experience with Google Ad Manager or equivalent.
• Experience with implementing digital ads.
• Encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration and support within the team and with partner teams.
• Advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in your workplace.

Background checks: A mandatory Criminal record check. Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country.