Senior Developer, Digital Development (Digital Strategy & Products)

CBC/Radio-Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

CBC/Radio-Canada is seeking a Senior Developer, Digital Development to create innovative digital products that foster connections among Canadians. The role involves working with various languages and technologies in a dynamic environment, contributing significantly to enhancing user experiences for millions.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Work from home opportunities

Competitive total rewards package

20% of time for innovation and learning

Cutting-edge technology projects

Continued learning and professional development

Mentorship opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Fullstack Developer.
• Experience with consent management platform integrations.
• Knowledge of data governance and privacy legislation.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full software development lifecycle.
• Develop front-end features and backend functionality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for product success.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

Python

React

Node.js

Data Governance

Agile Methodology

Education

Computer Science or Engineering degree

Tools

Cypress

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Azure

Job description

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Position Title:

Senior Developer, Digital Development (Digital Strategy & Products)

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:

2025-06-09 11:59 PM

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 if the candidate selected is from Toronto.

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 public organization, we are committed to protecting and handling our audience’s personal information in the most transparent and ethical way possible. To help us achieve this, we are looking for a Fullstack Developer who has experience integrating consent management platforms.

You will also have the opportunity to learn or expand your knowledge in personalization, and work with data on a larger scale to create unique, customized experiences. You will be part of defining and shaping an engaging experience for over 18 million Canadians using a vast amount of data in a way that is respectful of everyone's privacy.

As part of an integral team, you will have the chance to show initiative and seek out collaborative opportunities with other product development teams to guarantee the success of our privacy and data collection platforms. You will make a direct contribution to the CBC.ca website and global infrastructure, exploring opportunities to optimize our platforms’

Integrations.

Most recently, our team created personalized user-facing interfaces on the landing page for CBC’s Olympics landing page enabling a unique customized view of the Olympics content based on what the DMP tool determined to be of interest.

If you're passionate about Canada and you love technology, learning and bringing out the best in others, you’ll love working at CBC.

CBC/Radio-Canada is the largest content producer in Canada, producing over 400 original pieces of content every single day. Our products are accessed by millions of Canadians each month, and presenting each Canadian with content that’s relevant to them is a very big challenge. This team is working on building audience segments that will enable us to better serve our audience. Working with us on the Audience Data and Privacy Team, you will work with billions of rows of data and will have the opportunity to rise to the challenges posed by the nature of our work.

CBC/Radio-Canada is the largest broadcaster in Canada and this team is at the very heart of its content creation experience. The Audience Data and Privacy Team (ADaPT) is responsible for building, maintaining and supporting the workflows and tools that allows us to better understand our audience and better tailor content to their individual needs. We accomplish this by federating content produced by CBC for distribution across CBC’s applications and broadly to content aggregators worldwide, delivering News, Sports, Podcasts, On-demand audio information to thousands of Canadians. We work with a lot of content types and platforms ranging from APIs, GQL, podcast audio files, live stream sporting events to audio content management.

Who you are:

You are a Fullstack Developer with several years of experience working with multiple languages and frameworks including Javascript, Typescript, Java, Python, and React. You have participated in the integration of a consent management platform in the past and are familiar with good data governance in the handling of personal information. You are seeking

an opportunity to work on a nationally respected and recognized brand in public broadcasting. You balance your technical expertise with relationship building skills and the ability to thrive in a cross-functional team. You are looking for a new challenge that brings together your passion for shaping data into experiences; for customization and personalization. You want an opportunity to join a company with a purpose and with a commitment to supporting your skills development and career progression.

CBC/Radio-Canada is fully invested in our people. Our team has 20% time professional development guidelines, dedicated to exploring your creative and inventive pursuits. From prototyping new UI/UX to setting up dev environments to experiment on and learning new programming languages to creating improved search functions for our media. Wherever

your interests lie,we provide you with the time, resources and championing that you need to keep your career here rewarding.

How you will make an impact:

• You will work across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including ownership of developing epics and stories,input into the architecture, creating front-end features and UI, building backend functionality, testing, and automating deployment, and CI/CD.
• You have significant experience working with third party API integrations as the team creates and maintains APIs which power our web applications and apps
• You will share your passion for data with an engaged team.
• You will play a critical role in developing modules that integrate with our internal products, ensuring the team consistently delivers quality products.
• You will use your knowledge of Node.js, Typescript, and JavaScript to build out front-end and backend products
• You will be working on a team that creates and maintains APIs which power our web applications and apps.
• You will be working with the team’s architects to come up with sustainable solutions for the problem space arising when working with large amounts of data and ensure that our products meet the industry standards.
• You will be helping the team’s architects keep up-to-date on the latest developments in technology, assuring that our products remain modern, scalable, and performant.
• You will be collaborating with other teams to ensure that the entire stack of products, including UI/UX, content management, and data analytics, all function smoothly together.
• You will have a test-driven-design approach and be responsible for writing automated test cases and suites to ensure quality and quick deployments using latest and best practices.
• You have an interest in working with many different technologies, including JavaScript Web frameworks, JavaScript and Python web server frameworks, Golang, Java, and Apache Beam.
  
  

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 either JavaScript (Must), TypeScript (Must), Java (Desired), Go (Desired) and Python. You are comfortable working across the full SDLC, including using test automation frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright and Jest; and on deployments. You are comfortable working in a cloud and containerized environment using GCP, Azure, OpenShift, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience with the frameworks and vendor integrations/products that the ADaPT team currently works on , e.g. React, Apache Beam. products can be good to have e.g. Data Clean Rooms, Blueconic, Lotame, Didomi
• The experience: You have previously successfully participated in the implementation of a consent management platform and worked to integrate data pipelines and APIs
• The communication skills: You know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives.
• 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 are comfortable with iterative and incremental development.
• Data governance and privacy expertise: You have a general awareness of Privacy by Design, a general awareness of consent frameworks (Interactive Advertising Bureau’s - IAB’s Transparency Consent Frameworks), and a general awareness of privacy legislation (GDPR, CCPA, Bill C-27, Quebec law 25).
• Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
  
  

Things you will learn on the job:

• GraphQL, TypeScript
• Java, and implementing REST API endpoints using Java
• Knowledge of C#/.NET core
• Relational databases such as Postgres, SQL etc.
• Version control software such as Git, SVN etc.
• Workflow / CI / CD tools such as Atlassian JIRA, Bamboo, Jenkins etc.
• Develop your ability to drive innovation and improvements and your ability to learn and share knowledge on new technologies.
• A problem solver and good communicator who takes ownership of the work they do, see problems as opportunities, and share new ideas. A dynamic individual who loves to learn and connect with others.
  
  

Perks you can look forward to:

• Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• 20% of time for innovation, learning and development; wherever your interests lie;
• Opportunities to work with cutting edge 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 favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.
  
  

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 [e-mail].

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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