Senior Backend Developer

Position Title:

Senior Backend Developer (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Contractee Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (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:

:59 PM

This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

Your role

 

Looking to join a dynamic team of about 40 people from various roles in software development? Want to develop innovative solutions to promote Radio-Canada and CBC content? If you answered yes to these questions, Radio-Canada Digital Media is looking to hire a Full Stack Developer within its development group, more precisely working in the "Single Sign On" group.

As a member of the Single Sign On team, your responsibilities include coding improvements and new features to the product, migrating data and also migrating technologies around the "Single Sign On" product, fixing bugs and also documenting your work.  The ideal candidate for this role is a passionate Front End developer that's also able to accomplish Back End development tasks when needed.  There will be more Front End work than Back End work but the candidate will have to be able to perform both types of work. The ideal candidate for this role is a passionate Back End developer C# / Dot Net Core.

Perks and general conditions:

●      Work schedule flexibility and excellent work-family balance

●      Hybrid work type, please see the note at the end of this page

●      Competitive salary packages

●      Work with cutting edge technologies

●      Continuous learning and training opportunities

Your responsibilities:

●      Participate in team ceremonies : retros, scrum, groomings, 3 amigo, demos, sprint planning, etc.

●      Correctly fills the "Remaining time" and "Time Spent" fields in his JIRA tasks and closes them.

●      Breaks down the bigger tasks into smaller tasks.

●      Finds and then implements the technical solutions for his tasks according to the specifications and acceptance criteria.

●      Validates with the lead developer the result of his task breakdown.

●      Commits to deliver his work within his estimates (understand the usefulness of estimates).

●      Offers constant visibility to his team on his blockers, his issues and when he deviates from his estimates.

●      Updates parts of the technical documentation so it stays current and accurate (supervised by the lead developer or architect).

●      Test his acceptance criteria in a viable environment before inviting the QA to do his validation before the final merge.  Non applicable to automation devs.

●      Participate in defining and properly use work methodologies (DoD, ceremonies, cooperation, conventions) and commits to respecting them and make them evolve within the team (inspect and adapt).

●      Collaborates with the designer (ux) to understand, validate and share the modification to the mockups.

●      Submit his work for peer reviews and also participates in reviewing his teammates work.

●      Considers the security, stability and maintainability risks of the project.

 

We are looking for a candidate with the following:

• University or college degree, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

• Proficiency with Javascript.

• Proficiency with .NET Core.

• Proficiency with React.

• Experience with TypeScript.

• Experience with NodeJS.

• Experience in optimizing Front End performance.

• Experience with accessibility standards.

• Experience with an Agile methodology (Scrum).

• Experience with Microsoft B2C an asset.

• Rigorous, independent and resourceful.

• Analytical and conceptual mind.

• Ability to work well in a team, excellent communicator.

• Proficiency in English and French.

Please note this is a 12-month contract position, renewable annually. This regular position is not a consulting assignment but a long-term opportunity with attractive CBC/Radio-Canada employee benefits.

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
 
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:

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

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