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Lead Developer, Mobile iOS (English Services) (Full-time Telework) – TOR09134
Job Family : Media Production
Primary Location : Toronto
Position Language Requirement: : English Only
Language Skill Level (Reading): : –
Language Skill Level (Writing): : –
Language Skill Level (Speaking): : –
Status of Employment: : Contract
Work schedule(s): : Full-time
Description
Working at CBC:
At the CBC, we all have a story to tell. What’s 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’ll 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 to 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.
This role offers the possibility of full-time telework or hybrid.
Here’s why we should work together:
Our digital teams’ 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 push each other to challenge conventions.
Why is this role important?
As a mobile Lead Developer, you will be supporting the News, Sports and Listen mobile applications. You will have expertise in iOS development, but will consult and collaborate with other Lead Developers and our Solution Architect for Mobile Technology to support mobile development work across products, platforms, and teams.
You will play an important role in leading the development process within a product team. This includes supporting and continuing to shape our technical design, quality management, and review practices, and well as optimizing the delivery and release pipelines that get our mobile apps to our global audience. Time to market; happy users; reliable, performant and resilient mobile applications are some of the reasons why we are looking for your help in building our engineering practice within our teams. You will be supporting mobile developers across Android and iOS. You will have an iOS focus and expertise, and collaborate closely with our Android lead. You’ll be part of a team that values growth, excellence and innovation. We will bring out the explorer, challenger and trail blazer in you, but we are also grounded in sustainable, extensible and holistic approaches.
Development leads represent the developers in the team. Our developers need leads to mentor, coach and review their work. You will also be asked to help validate the technical feasibility of a design or solution and collaborate with product managers, architects and other stakeholders in and outside of the team. Our teams ship frequently, integrating code continuously. Your work not only helps us maintain the quality of our products, but also the operational excellence of our teams through your contribution to the release process and incident management.
How you will make an impact:
Your responsibilities as a Lead Developer in CBC’s Digital Strategy and Products may include:
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Leading a team through feature design and implementation, assisting with scoping and prioritization.
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Leading design and code reviews; mentoring developers.
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Managing release processes, deployments, and incident reviews.
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Providing input and feedback on technical decisions, and taking ownership when it needs to happen.
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Promoting software development best practices. Helping the team maintain robust, testable, performant and quality code.
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Collaborating with UX designers to deliver the best possible audience experience and enabling inclusive and accessibility-first design to thrive
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Engaging in quality management activities with mobile teams.
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Collaborating with other technical leaders, including the Solution Architect of mobile technology, to align our technical and business strategies.
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Participating and growing our community of knowledge, practice, and expertise sharing in mobile roles.
Qualifications
What you bring to our team:
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Have three or more years of experience in a senior development role and a demonstrated ability to provide technical and team leadership for other developers.
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Have experience with mentoring and giving guidance to other developers.
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Are experienced in coding standards, quality management, source code management, continuous integration, release management.
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Have a degree (BA, BSc) or diploma in a Software Development, Science or Engineering related discipline, or you’ve acquired your skills through experience and other means.
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Have knowledge in the iOS software development lifecycle and Agile best practices.
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Have expertise in Swift, and working familiarity with Objective-C, and stay up to date on the latest iOS architectural patterns and components.
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Are knowledgeable in automated testing on iOS, its constraints, and how to build quality management processes.
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Are experienced in leading and improving release management processes and working with the App Store.
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Have excellent communication skills, with the ability to facilitate technical discussions and solicit buy-in on technical decisions.
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Are an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in your workplace and understand the positive advantage this commitment gives to your work.
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Are comfortable working with remote team members.
Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
Please note that this is a 12-month contractual position.
Perks you can look forward to:
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Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family, and your work;
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Work from home opportunities;
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Competitive total rewards package;
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Opportunities to work with cutting edge technology;
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Opportunities for continued learning and professional development;
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Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups;
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Mentorship opportunities, where you can learn from the best in the industry and help coach new talent;
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A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued, and respected;
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A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity;
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An environment that favors experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.
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’re interested in reading more about the various backgrounds of the talented people that make up our teams, our exciting new projects, and what we’re currently working on, check out our Digital Labs (https://medium.com/cbc-digital-labs) blog on Medium!
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 (https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/working-with-us/jobs/diversity-inclusion-cbc-rc) 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 (https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/values-ethics/conduct) . 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 (https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/corporate-policies/human-resources/conflicts) . 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.
Job Posting Date : Aug 3, 2023, 8:37:27 AM
Unposting Date : Aug 17, 2023, 10:59:00 PM
Req ID: TOR09134
