Position Title:
Dev Supervisor, Digital Development - Ads Experience (English Services) (Telework/Hybrid)
Status of Employment:
Permanent
Position Language Requirement:
Language Skills:
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:
2026-05-01 11:59 PM
This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the Hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.
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 Advertising Experience team builds, implements and supports advertising and sponsorship experiences on our audience-facing products. We bridge committee and corporate goals and play our part to maintain a user-first experience while always looking for ways to drive new revenue.
Our Vision: Empower CBC products to make the advertising experience easy and seamless.
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:
Guiding the work of enhancing CBC's web-based digital ad solutions and extending it to include native mobile digital ads;
Collaborating with product, internal stakeholders & external clients to implement new ad solutions in support of our revenue and marketing goals including support for major events such as future Olympic Games;
Supporting the Advertising Experience cross-functional team in assessing the feasibility and prioritization of new work; breaking it down and clarifying requirements to ensure ease of delivery each sprint;
Working with Architects, Quality Engineers and Developers to understand system designs, technical requirements and quality expectations to ensure compliance during development;
Supporting the delivery of sprint work by helping the team identify and remove any development impediments, escalating issues when needed;
Establishing team level development best practices to ensure code is scalable, maintainable and testable, ensuring that they align with broader departmental best practices;
Establishing team level development processes such as pull request (PR) review policies, release management and managing technical debt;
Ensuring our ad experiences uphold our inclusion and accessibility requirements
Fostering open communication within your team by being open to feedback and constructive debate;
Supervising a team of 4-5 Developers who report directly to you;
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.
What you bring to our team:
You have a combination of training and experience. A Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent is preferred, but we know not everyone gains their skills this way. You have the knowledge and understanding of software development best practices. You are passionate about learning new technologies and exploring innovative solutions;
You have 5 or more years of experience in senior software development or other engineering roles and a demonstrated ability to provide technical and team leadership for other developers;
You are a strong communicator. You know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding for diverse perspectives;
You have experience with mentoring and giving guidance and feedback to other developers;
You are able to create strong working relationships both inside and outside of your team to ensure work is delivered and meets requirements;
You are experienced in managing and fostering compliance with: coding standards, quality management practices, source code management practices, continuous integration pipelines (tooling e.g. - Jenkins, CircleCI) and release management processes;
You have in-depth knowledge of engineering practices and foundational concepts of software development, with experience in web development with JavaScript/TypeScript and React and familiarity with Android development in Kotlin and/or iOS development in Swift;
You have worked with ad technologies such as Google Ad Manager and have built digital ad experiences; and understand the importance of audience impact and user experience to a media company and the effect ads may have on that;
You can quickly understand new technologies and respond to change by learning and adapting;
Have knowledge in the software development lifecycle and Agile best practices;
You are knowledgeable in automated testing, its constraints, and how to build quality management processes using tools such as Cypress, Appium and/or Jest;
You are an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in your workplace and understand the positive advantage this commitment gives to your work;
Are comfortable working with remote team members.
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!
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 recruitment@cbc.ca.
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.
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
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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 recruitment@cbc.ca.
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
