Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

The Globe and Mail is a national icon and Canada's most recognized media brand.

We're also an international award winner for data visualization, design, and creative storytelling. A digital innovator with a global client list for our in-house AI-powered optimization, prediction and automation platform. And a place where Canadians come for the best journalism in the country.

We aim to reflect Canada in the stories we tell and in our workforce. The Globe is a proud partner of Pride At Work, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative. We understand our staff have lives outside of the office and offer flexible work arrangements and support programs. We also provide training and mentorships to staff to ensure you're able to grow and challenge yourself and your abilities.

No matter what your role at The Globe, you'll be part of an organization dedicated to making a difference to Canada.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Globe and Mail is hiring an Android Developer. Your work will be seen and used by the most engaged members of The Globe's audience of millions across Canada and the world.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• collaborate with your colleagues in Product, UX Design, Digital Development and Data Science to help define, build, test and ship new features for our Android application
• ensure that our customers are rewarded with a fast, secure and intuitive experience
• maintain and improve the existing application codebase
• remain up-to-date with the latest Android OS developments, helping to anticipate changes in the app ecosystem before our customers are affected

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years experience. You know your stuff when it comes to native Android app development and have played the lead role in a past position. You have integrated third-party frameworks, SDKs, APIs and purchase flows into your previous projects
• Android expertise. You are experienced with Android Studio, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Hilt, reactive programming with RxKotlin or RxJava. You have an understanding of Android design patterns, memory management and multi-threading and are familiar with the differences between Android versions 7-12
• Quality driven. You have a passion for quality and detail and take pride in producing organized, maintainable code and improving existing code
• Proactive mindset. Your curiosity, resourcefulness, communication skills and ability to work independently will help drive our app forward. You possess a good product sense and the vision to translate product goals into quality code and a stellar user experience

It would be great if you:

• have prior experience integrating advertising and analytics SDKs
• have practiced Test Driven Development or have experience with Android testing suites
• have previously worked as part of an agile team
• have worked directly with clients and have experience explaining solutions to non-technical teams
• are keen to advance the future of digital journalism

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
VACCINATION POLICY:

All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval. If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

The Globe and Mail is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We believe this strengthens our business and our journalism. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and physical ability. As required by the Federal Contractors Program, The Globe also tracks the proportion of staff in the four Employment Equity categories (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities) to ensure we are reflecting the areas in which we work.

The Globe and Mail offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require an accommodation.