Job Description

Working at CBC:

At the CBC, we all have a story to tell. What\xe2\x80\x99s yours?

If you share our passion for Canadian storytelling and you wish to help us engage with individuals and communities across our various digital platforms, this is where you\xe2\x80\x99ll want to be!

Every day, you will have an opportunity to shape the way in which Canadians see themselves reflected in our digital services. Your work will have a direct impact on how millions of Canadians from various communities connect with our products, with one another, and with the diverse voices that make our country so unique.

You will have the opportunity to play a part in enlightening and entertaining Canadians through our innovative work in building the mediums that deliver our content. We are an innovative hub, where the talented professionals we work with are respected and valued for their contributions. Our product teams are vibrant and our work culture strives to achieve the highest standards of diversity and inclusion. We believe that hiring people with different career paths and backgrounds is fundamental in our shared success and in building healthy and highly performant teams. When you join our mission, you are not only shaping the vision of the CBC, but the future of our country.

We know that commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity is essential to creating content that mirrors and resonates with the rich and evolving makeup of our country. We\xe2\x80\x99re also committed to reaching out and connecting with our audience on multiple platforms; this includes creating virtual places where communities can come together.

Why is this role important?

Our mission is to deliver a world-class digital Olympics experience for both our English and French audiences. The innovative and collaborative OTT team is growing the next generation of video-streaming experiences for both English and French-speaking Canadians, and the internal systems used for content management, customer relations, and data analytics.

We are adding an Android Developer to the team. In this role you\xe2\x80\x99ll be working with a dedicated multilingual team from across Canada to expand our innovative products that provide unique experiences to millions of Canadians and global citizens. You will develop, test, and roll out the next generation of our Olympics experiences for both our ICI-TOU.tv and Gem video streaming products. You\xe2\x80\x99ll help us share a window onto the Olympic stage with our audience and the world!

Here\xe2\x80\x99s why we should work together:

Our digital teams\xe2\x80\x99 values - collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and their desired career progression.

Here at CBC Digital Strategy & Products, we want you to be happy and feel good at work. It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and to push each other to challenge conventions.

Perks you can look forward to:

Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work;

The opportunity to work how you want to: remotely from anywhere in Canada, in a hybrid arrangement, or totally in the CBC Toronto office;

Opportunities to work with cutting edge technology;

Opportunities for continued learning and professional development;

Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups;

Pair programming and mentorship opportunities, where you can learn from others and help coach new talent;

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 environment which favors experimentation and an iterative approach to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

How you will make an impact:

You will contribute to our core product set, which includes:

The CBC and Radio-Canada native Android apps for ICI TOU.tv and CBC Gem.

A high-quality video playback experience for our users.

Integration with a backend system that stores and retrieves media, metadata, subscriptions, user information, and lineups.

You will help develop our tech stack, which includes:

Native Android codebases, components, and frameworks that are shared across multiple applications.

Backend components and systems built using Node.js, Java, C#, MongoDB.

Native unit test integrations and evolving automation frameworks.

You will create reactive layouts adaptable to both English and French and resizing to accommodate different displays.

Qualifications

What you could bring to our team:

• The education. A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, degree, or the equivalent is valued, but we know not everyone gains their app development skills this way.
• The expertise. You have hands-on experience developing enterprise-level mobile applications. You can defend your ideas and challenge ours.
• The experience. You have experience with build processes and an understanding of continuous integration and the full mobile development life cycle, including publishing to the Google Play store.
• The technical knowledge. You have hands-on expertise writing maintainable code based on clean architecture principles. You can:

• Develop in Kotlin.
• Request and parse data from REST APIs.
• Use both old and new Android libraries.
• The collaborative approach. You understand the concepts of collective responsibility and ownership. You are an excellent communicator who practices active listening and empathetic engagement across diverse perspectives.
• The quality mindset. You are passionate about delivering high-quality products. You understand modern approaches to testing, unit testing, manual test case execution (including the unique challenges in native mobile environments) - and when to best deploy them.
• The ability to communicate in both French and English is an asset.

Please note that this is a 12-month contract.

This role offers the possibility of full-time telework or Hybrid.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

To Apply:

At the CBC, we recognize that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. We value diversity of thought and of experience, and we are excited to hear from you! Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning, and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet most of the qualifications and you are excited by the possibility of adding to the rich culture of the CBC, take a chance and express your interest by applying now!

If you\xe2\x80\x99re interested in reading more about the various backgrounds of the talented people that make up our teams, our exciting new projects, and what we\xe2\x80\x99re currently working on, check out our blog on Medium!

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country\xe2\x80\x99s diversity. That\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the 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 . All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on . 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.

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