Senior Developer, Digital Development

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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.

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At the 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.ca, 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. 

Why is this role important?

The A/B Testing & Search Team has two primary missions:

• To provide a trusted & reliable experimentation practice for the organization to leverage to enable data-driven decisions through experimentation

• To empower our users to connect with the content they value by making discovery intuitive and seamless

As a developer of this team, you will have the opportunity to make direct contributions to the CBC.ca website and infrastructure. The work done to provide a reliable experimentation practice for the organization and to empower our users to connect with the content they value helps improve the ability for CBC to deliver amazing content to our audiences.

In this role you will be collaborating with:

• Product teams developing content management systems;

• Product teams developing content delivery systems;

• Product teams that build machines to better utilize data;

• Teams that build audience facing products; 

• Business intelligence and audience research analysts.

• Content teams that want to improve packaging content to entice users to consume more content

• Designers and Usability Specialists to pair qualitative and quantitative together

Here’s why we should work together:

Our digital teams’ values - collaboration, inclusion, learning, and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow Agile principles and the empowered product operating model. Our dedicated 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, your well being is critical to our success.  It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and to push each other to challenge conventions. 

Perks you can look forward to:

• 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 new 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 favors experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

How you will make an impact:  

• You will improve the search experience on CBC products for our audience.

• You will optimize the relevancy and delivery of search results through the CBC search engine

• You will refine A/B testing workflows to accelerate experimentation and partner with other teams to drive data-driven insights.

• You will influence other teams to adopt A/B testing by story telling the failures and successes as well as guide other technical colleagues in the department in their own A/B testing journey.

• You will maintain high-quality standards of automation testing, perform manual testing and contribute to the existing code based on insights gained.

What you bring to our team:

• The education: A Computer Science, Engineering degree or equivalent is preferred, but we know not everyone gains their programming skills this way. You have the knowledge and understanding of software development and testing best practices. You are passionate about learning new technologies and exploring innovative solutions.

• The tools: Demonstrated experience working with JavaScript, TypeScript, the NodeJS runtime and the React.js framework. 

• You are proficient in working across the full SDLC, including using test automation frameworks such as Jest. 

• You possess hands-on experience working in a cloud and containerized environment using technologies such as OpenShift, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• The collaborative Agile experience. You enjoy collaboration, pair-programming, and knowledge sharing. 

• You do your best work in a team-focused environment. 

• You believe in the Agile methodology, and you are flexible and open to change. 

• You thrive in  iterative and incremental development.

• Experienced in coding standards, quality engineering management, source code management, CI/CD pipeline (eg Jenkins), release management.

Nice to have:  

• Experience with implementing Conductrics or another A/B testing tool. 

• GQL, API development experience.

• Experience with developing site search experiences to improve discoverability.

• Search Engine Optimization understanding, including how performance metrics contribute to SEO.

• Statistical math experience.

• Experience building applications using ElasticSearch.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

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 these 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 blog on Medium! 

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:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

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.

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