Position Title:
Senior Android Developer (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)
Status of Employment:
Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate)
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:
2026-07-06 11:59 PM
This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the Hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.
Why is this role important?
This is an 18 month contract opportunity for an Android Developer who wants to be part of a supportive Agile team that tackles the challenges presented by the diverse and expansive nature of our audience. This is chance to join our Advertising Experiences team to create easily discoverable, accessible, engaging sponsorship and ad product experiences across our digital offerings and on large scale events like the Olympics. Informed by our mission, our product strategy and our commitment is to be highly accountable to our audience.
Here’s why we should work together:
Digital Products & Innovation's 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.
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.
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 will 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:
Collaborating with your team to find new and innovative ways to bring ads and sponsorship into our mobile products.
Ensuring user experience is always top of mind when considering new solutions and features to improve our key performance indicators (e.g. ad viewability, cumulative layout shift, etc).
Continually improve and optimize CBC’s current suite of mobile digital advertising solutions including display and video integration.
Integrating third party vendor tools that support our ad work and revenue goals.
The CBC currently operates under a mixed revenue model which includes both government funding and advertising; our work helps our internal stakeholders meet budget and revenue goals.
Collaborating on quality engineering processes and ad testing workflows.
Qualifications:
4+ years of experience in software development in a senior role with 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.
You understand common architectural and design patterns such as MVVM, Clean Architecture and Chain of Responsibility.
Demonstrated understanding of how to modularize code and the value it brings to development practices.
Run-time, code quality, maintainability, testability and scalability are key factors when you consider solutions.
Experience writing unit tests, integration tests, UI tests and finding opportunities to automate the test runs where possible.
Working knowledge of using automated testing platforms for mobile development (e.g. Appium).
Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and how it improves the release process and have experience managing related platforms.
Experience doing code reviews, taking responsibility for code you have not authored and providing constructive feedback.
You are comfortable with iterative and incremental development and the tradeoffs of being able to experiment quickly and managing technical debt.
Experience with Google Ad Manager or equivalent.
Experience with implementing digital ads.
You are focused on learning and using the best tools for the task you are given, and have an openness to learning and expanding into new areas of development.
You know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives. You try to understand your audience and communicate with the right level of detail.
Encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration and support within the team and with partner teams.
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:
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 [email protected].
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
