Tech Lead - Android

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We manage a robust portfolio that champions the leading edge of technology and media. We drive projects that expand connectivity to underserved communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast; build and enhance our fixed broadband network to provide high-speed Internet, TV and Smart Home Monitoring; and support our world class wireless network, offering our customers Canada’s largest and most reliable 5G network. As the Digital & Technology team, we are building our tomorrow, today.

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Do you enjoy working on high-scale, complex, and high visibility projects and programs?  If yes, consider the following opportunity:

Tech Lead - Android

Are you looking to join a team that is passionate about Mobile applications, that possesses a genuine start-up mentality, and enjoy working on cutting edge business and consumer products? Then consider Rogers Digital. 

We are looking for a Tech Lead – Android to help create amazing products for our Android apps (My Rogers, Fido My Account, and My Chatr).  The candidates we’re looking for are technically skilled, passionate, data-driven, outcome-focused, and put the customer first by helping drive thoughtful experiences. 

What you will be doing: 

• Provide technical leadership to a team of Android developers to design, develop, deliver, and maintain mobile app self-serve and commerce capabilities 

• Efficiently write reliable, clean, understandable, and testable code  

• Be accountable for end-to-end delivery of new features and enhancements to the Rogers and Fido Android apps 

• Provide estimates and participate in high level solutioning 

• Guide the team of Android developers through coaching, code reviews, and documentation 

• Work closely with your peers for iOS and Back-End development to plan deliverables, ensure consistency in delivery and share lessons learned 

• Implement processes, best practices, and tools allow for multiple paths of delivery. i.e., create simplified, consistent, reusable, efficient and flexible solutions 

• Recommend improvements and drive alignment across the Digital landscape for Rogers and Fido 

• Support and mentor team members through knowledge sharing, collaboration and effective problem solving 

• Manage, negotiate, and coordinate with technology, and business stakeholders on prioritization of tactical and strategic technology initiatives, as well as monitor the entire project process 

• Evolve code quality standards based on best practices, to ensure correctness of deliverables and sustainability of the code base 

• Exemplify strong development culture and improve developer experience 

What you will bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline 

• 3+ years of experience leading Android development teams and co-ordinating deliveries across many verticals towards a common delivery 

• 8+ years of experience with mobile app coding in an Agile environment (following processes, rituals, and standards of Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) 

• You have strong technical skills in Kotlin, Java, RxJava, Dagger, Android Studio Kotlin and a demonstrated ability to understand and lead the development of software that is used by millions of consumers 

• 2+ years of experience providing hands-on architectural design for native mobile applications with an understanding of design patterns such as VIPER, MVVM, Clean Architecture 

• You have experience with unit-testing, code for robustness, security, usability and improving performance of the overall application 

• Experience in integrating Third Party libraries and SDKs  

• Strong organizational and estimation skills with ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment 

• Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to recommend alternative technical and business approaches 

• Excellent communication (oral/written) and presentation to senior leadership is an asset 

• Knowledge of key technical concepts such as modern backend applications, cloud-based systems, Kubernetes, RESTFul, JSON APIs and Web Services 

Schedule: Full time