Position Title:
Supervisory Lead Developer - Account Experiences
Status of Employment:
Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)
Position Language Requirement:
English
Language Skills:
English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced)
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:
2026-07-22 11:59 PM
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.
Our Account Experiences team's mission is to enhance the relationship between CBC and our audience by ensuring our users have a seamless, consistent, and personalized experience across our News and Listen products on web, Android and iOS. We are looking for a Lead Developer to support our development team as they innovate and build out features that deepen our audience's connection to our content.
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.
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.
Leading a newly focused cross-platform team as they explore how to connect our audience to our content in a more personalized way across our web, Android and iOS applications.
Collaborating with our Architects to understand and validate technical requirements and systems designs.
Working with Developers and Quality Engineers to ensure that technical requirements and system designs are followed during development.
Supporting and collaborating with your peer team of Lead Developers.
Looking for opportunities for innovation and exploration as part of your team's "product trio" (Product Manager, UX Lead, Engineering Lead)
Establishing and reinforcing development best practices to ensure code is scalable, maintainable and testable.
Establishing and reinforcing development processes such as pull request (PR) review policies, release management and managing technical debt.
Collaborating with Agile Team Leads, Product Managers, Product Owners, Architects and Lead Developers from partner teams.
Assessing feasibility of work and supporting the breakdown of that work - clarifying, prioritizing and estimating tickets and coordinating these processes with the Agile Team Lead.
Supporting the delivery of sprint work by helping the team identify and remove any impediments, escalating issues when needed.
Encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration and support among the Developers.
Supervising a team of Developers who report directly to you across all platforms (Android, iOS and web).
Supporting your reports with regular one-on-one conversations, mentoring and coaching.
Identifying opportunities for learning and growth for your reports, providing technical feedback and professional guidance.
Ensuring the team has the capacity to deliver work on time through managing time cards and absence requests (e.g. vacation time), and supporting hiring.
2+ years of experience in a leadership role providing technical leadership for a team of Developers
5+ years of experience in software development in a senior role with in-depth knowledge of native Android and/or iOS mobile development.
Working knowledge of Compose Multiplatform and Web Development with ReactJS
Evidenced skill in integrating cross-platform modules and components into both Android and iOS native codebases.
Experience with setting coding standards and practices - development best practices for coding, quality management, continuous integration and release management
Experience using REST APIs and Graph Query Language (GQL/GraphQL) to communicate with backend services.
Strong understanding of common architectural patterns (e.g. MVVM, Clean Architecture, etc) and design patterns (e,g, Chain of Responsibility, etc.) and the ability to assess their value in different contexts.
Demonstrated understanding of modularizing code.
Run-time, code quality, maintainability and scalability are key factors when you consider solutions.
Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and how it improves the release process and have experience managing related platforms.
Ability to actively propose and implement improvements to development approaches and codebases.
Experience with the full software development lifecycle
Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.
You can support your technical choices with clear and proven evidence.
Agile Principles are a core part of how you work
Experience with mentoring and coaching developers and identifying potential areas of strength and growth for them
Ability to foster innovation and collaboration.
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.
We value diversity of knowledge and experience. If you meet most of the qualifications and are excited by the possibility of contributing to the mission and culture of the CBC, we encourage you to apply.
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 blog on Medium!
CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. We can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. We value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us immediately at [email protected].
You are invited to familiarize yourself with our Code of 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. In the event that you become an employee, you will be required to inform us immediately of any situation that could constitute or appear to constitute a conflict of interest.
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
