Position Title:

Senior Mobile Developer (Digital Strategy & Product) (English Services)

Status of Employment:

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

Language Skills:

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. 

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date:

2025-03-21 11:59 PM

Working at CBC:

CBC has a passion for Canadian storytelling. Our goal is to engage with individuals and communities through our digital platforms. Your work will affect how millions of Canadians use our products. It will enable them to connect with each other, and the unique voices of our country. 

Why is this role important?

The Android and iOS mobile News applications are two of CBC's flagship platforms, bringing our content to our Canadian audience wherever they are. Millions of Canadians use these applications every day. The impact of this role spans the country coast to coast. We are looking for an 18 month contract Senior Mobile Developer to help us continue and transform this work. Our new initiative will answer how we can combine native and cross-platform development within a new architecture. You will support the establishment of our new development practices around this cross-team work. You will participate in the initial investigation, the implementation of a proof-of-concept, and applying the new architecture to further aspects of our News apps.

Here’s why we should work together:

Digital Strategy & Products' 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. Hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences brings valuable insights to our work. This helps us create more innovative and inclusive experiences for our audience.

We want you to feel happy and comfortable at work. It is important to us that work is a safe space where employees can be their true selves.

Perks you can look forward to:

• Flexible work schedule, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package. 
• 20% of time for innovation and exploration. 
• 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 can 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:

• Supporting the investigation of cross-platform technologies and how we can leverage them for shared aspects of our work.
• Supporting the implementation of a new architecture for our mobile News app.
• Ensuring that the applications are built according to the technical requirements and system designs.
• Supporting development work flows that include Pull Request reviews and testing to ensure code and functional quality.
• Supporting the breakdown of work led by technical and product Leads.
• Communication of issues that block work to the team and engaging with Leads to ensure they are addressed.
• Identification and implementation of shared cross-platform modules.
• Improving and optimizing existing cross-platform work.
• Being part of the full development cycle, including quality engineering to ensure we release engaging and reliable apps.
• Working collaboratively with your team and other partner teams to align development practices and explore new directions for our mobile applications.

Qualifications

• You have 3+ years of experience in software development. 
• You have 2+ years of experience using a cross-platform framework or technology
• You have 1+ years of iOS development in Swift and/or Android development in Kotlin.
• You are able to build and integrate cross platform modules in both Android and iOS native applications.
• You use REST APIs and Graph Query Language (GQL/GraphQL) to communicate with backend services.
• You understand common architectural and design patterns such as MVVM, Clean Architecture and Chain of Responsibility.
• You have a demonstrated understanding of modularizing code.
• Run-time, code quality, maintainability and scalability are key factors when you consider solutions. 
• You proactively seek out new approaches to development and identify opportunities to improve the codebases you work with.
• Quality engineering is part of your development process and you are able to write unit tests, and perform manual testing.
• You are familiar with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and how it improves the release process. 
• You clearly communicate your technical choices and why you made them.
• You use the Agile Principles for software development.
• You take responsibility for the team's work and success, not just your individual goals.
• You are an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in your workplace and understand the advantage this brings to your work.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes: 

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

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. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

Broadcast Centre 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3G7

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

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