Android Developer

Overview

We are looking for an Android Developer to help us build on our set of mobile app experiences and continue delivering on the digital experiences our audiences expect of us.

At CBC, we all have a story to tell. What’s yours? If you share our passion for storytelling, Canada and having a positive impact on your community, CBC’s Digital Strategy and Product team is where you want to be! CBC serves one of the country’s largest digital audiences and one of the few that is built and owned in Canada, by Canadians.

Our product suite includes , CBC News app, CBC Gem and CBC Listen.

Our product vision is to make it effortless for all people and communities in Canada to tell and discover the stories that connect us. Whether delivering the latest breaking news, international hit series like North of North, deep dives into the issues of your town or neighbourhood, award-winning podcasts like Someone Knows Something, or nation-building events like the Olympics, our products ensure that these stories reach Canadians on their phones, TVs, desktops or smart speakers whenever they need or want us.

You have the opportunity to play a part in informing, enlightening and entertaining Canadians through innovative storytelling formats and content discovery. We are an empowered outcome-driven innovative hub for CBC, critical to the future growth of Canada’s public media company and the wider content ecosystem. We believe that we are most impactful when our teams reflect the breadth of experience of the audiences we serve and we are committed to an inclusive and equitable workplace to realize that belief.

When you join our mission, you are not only contributing to the growth of the CBC, but the future of our country.

Work with purpose and impact at scale

Flexible work schedules, allowing you to find balance for yourself, your family and your work;

A hybrid environment you can enjoy the benefits of work from home and in-office collaboration

Competitive total rewards package including robust health benefits and best-in-class defined benefits pension plan;

Dedicated time for innovation, learning and development; wherever your interests lie;

Opportunities to work with emerging 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 the best in the industry and help coach recent 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 favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

• You are a strong communicator. You know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives.
• You have a combination of training and experience. A Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent is preferred, but we know not everyone gains their skills this way. You have the knowledge and understanding of software development best practices. You are passionate about learning new technologies and exploring innovative solutions.
• You have demonstrated experience working with Kotlin, with at least a familiarity with both cross-platform technologies such as Kotlin Multiplatform or React Native and iOS development in Swift.
• You strive for quality and can execute on testing and quality and engineering practices. You’re comfortable writing unit and integration tests, and have a least a familiarity with higher-level UI automation testing.
• You are familiar and comfortable with tools used to manage development processes and build, test, release workflows such as Bitbucket, Appium, Circle
  
  CI, Firebase or others.
• You have experience integrating API endpoints and 3rd party vendor products.
• You can quickly learn new technologies and respond to change by learning and adapting.
• You are comfortable working in an Agile environment, but you are flexible and open to real-world twists and…