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

CBC/Radio-Canada•Toronto, ON

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an 18-month contract opportunity for an Android Developer to join a supportive Agile team focused on creating easily discoverable, accessible, and engaging sponsorship and ad product experiences across digital offerings and large-scale events. The role is part of the Advertising Experiences team within Digital Products & Innovation, which values collaboration, learning, continuous improvement, and inclusivity. The team aims to build innovative and inclusive experiences for the audience, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of its members.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in software development in a senior role.
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 its value to development practices.
Focus on run-time, code quality, maintainability, testability, and scalability when considering solutions.
Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, UI tests, and finding opportunities to automate test runs.
Working knowledge of using automated testing platforms for mobile development (e.g., Appium).
Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and experience managing related platforms.
Experience doing code reviews, taking responsibility for code not authored, and providing constructive feedback.
Comfort with iterative and incremental development and the tradeoffs of experimenting quickly while managing technical debt.
Experience with Google Ad Manager or equivalent.
Experience with implementing digital ads.
Focus on learning and using the best tools for the task.
Openness to learning and expanding into new areas of development.
Ability to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives.
Ability to understand the audience and communicate with the right level of detail.
Encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration, and support within the team and with partner teams.
Taking responsibility for the team's work and success.
Advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace.

Responsibilities

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