Amplitude Implementation Specialist (12 Month Contract, 20-40 hrs/week)

Northern•Toronto, ON

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a skilled Amplitude Implementation Specialist to join our team for a 12 month contract. The primary focus of this role will be execution of specs (written by a senior architect), with primary ownership of hands-on SDK/tag instrumentation work.

Requirements

Hands-on experience installing and configuring Amplitude Android SDK (Kotlin or Java) in a production app
Hands-on experience installing and configuring the Amplitude iOS SDK (Swift) in a production app
Understands and correctly implement track()/logEvent() vs. identify() and the distinction between event properties and user properties
Understands and correctly implement setUserId() / setDeviceId() behavior and the basic mechanics of anonymous-to-identified user transitions
Can read and execute a tracking plan / data spec document
Understands what an event property is vs. a user property
Comfortable using Amplitude's Event Debugger / Live View for self-QA purposes
Can read an existing Adobe Analytics implementation (Launch rules, eVars, props, events) and correctly map what each variable is capturing
Understands the basic difference between a prop and an eVar (persistence and attribution) well enough to translate "this eVar captures X" into "this needs to become an Amplitude event property or user property"
Has worked with Adobe Launch / Adobe Data Collection in some capacity
Working knowledge of JavaScript
Basic Git proficiency
Comfortable using a debugging/proxy tool (Charles Proxy, mitmproxy, or browser dev tools network tab) to verify that event payloads are actually firing and contain correct data

Nice To Haves

Prior exposure to mobile app release cycles
Familiarity with React Native
Previous experience working on analytics platform migration

Responsibilities

Provide technical guidance and vendor validation support during contract negotiations
Resolve pre-deployment architecture decisions including identity resolution, experimentation governance, and migration approach
Develop implementation-ready documentation including phased rollout plans and business requirements
Configure Amplitude environment, reporting, and dashboards to achieve parity with existing analytics capabilities
Execute parallel-run validation and support cutover from Adobe Analytics to Amplitude
Deliver knowledge transfer and operational documentation to enable ongoing platform management