Android Software Engineer Intern Jobs in Ontario

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About the Job

We are searching for an Android Software Engineer to jointhe CNN MobileEngineering Team.They arean individual contributor, self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision, and is typically expected to take on the difficult technical challenges. The Engineer will contribute to the technical direction, supporting the Principal Engineers/Architects and Senior Engineers in defining the technology strategy and implementation. We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems while working in a fun, collaborative and fast-paced environment.

The Android Software Engineer contributes to mobile technology strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across Android app platforms, supporting mobile backend APIs, mobile CI/CD tools, and testing automation.Theensure technical execution and release of CNN's mobile apps to end consumers. He/she partners with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution.

About the Team

This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about buildingmobile appsfor News audiences. Our team builds innovative and creative user experiences taking advantage of the latest features and technologies thatCNNhas to offer.

The Daily

• Build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile apps that people want to use

• Provide support and development of software tools and procedures to extend and enhance the core production pipeline

• Work with multiple departments, including Product, Design, Delivery, Editorial and Engineering to implement CNN Digital consumer experience solutions and apps

• Assist with troubleshooting production problems, root cause analysis, and debugging

• Development and maintenance of existing production systems supporting CNN's digital ecosystem

• Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines. Specifically, ensuring that technical solutions are in line with established CNN Digital strategy,standards in respect to architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement

The Essentials

• BS/MS in computer science (or equivalent)

• Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors/usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise

• Minimum 2 years professional development environment

• Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

• Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as maintaining existing code

• Demonstrated full-mobile stack development experience with mobile native clients, SDKs, and APIs (Kotlin/Java, Jetpack Compose, Android platform).

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile apps.

• Hands-on experience with mobile DevOps CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation of deployment, code signing tools and automated tests. Preferred familiarity with Git andBitrise.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams

• Experience building flexible software architecture to accommodate shifting business needs

The Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of Cloud Computing platforms such as Amazon AWS

• General familiarity with database technologies (SQL/RDBMS, NoSQL,GraphDB, etc.)