Sonova is excited to launch a solutions and technology innovation lab at the Communitech Hub. The lab will be a centre for innovation excellence and experimentation to help Sonova imagine and create the future in assisted hearing and other consumer solutions. They’re looking for a Developer Lead; someone who is comfortable working in a fast paced environment, and working closely with a shifting team to create innovative new products.
 

How Will I Make An Impact?

• As the Technical Lead, you and your team will help ensure Sonova is building meaningful, customer centred products & services in the area of consumer & medical apps.
   

• You will engage directly with customers and partners within the Communitech ecosystem (corporates, startups, scaleups, academia, and more).
   

• You will work closely with internal teams to understand their challenges - and introduce innovative approaches, such as design thinking, lean, agile, prototyping and user testing
   

• You will mentor and lead a technical small team at the Communitech Lab location

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How Do I Know If This Is For Me?

• If you excel at being an owner that achieves results through end-to-end project accountability, stakeholder collaboration
   

• You want to build new, innovative product concepts and experiences for different types of Sonova customers
   

• You’re excited to lead a team of software developer interns to take a concept from idea to functional prototype and teach them best practices, performing code reviews, etc.
   

• You love exploring the use of new and emerging technologies as part of prototype development
   

• You can participate in Design Sprints to quickly market-test how a prototype should really look and function
   

• You’re comfortable shaping sprint demos and pitch concepts to senior technical executives as well as sharing technical and business insights from projects with other teams
   

• You’re excited to promote user-centred design and guide technological change at Sonova
   

• You can learn from failure, celebrate wins and achieves results
   

Do I Have What It Takes? (Requirements)

• You have strong Software Development Experience
   

• You have experience working in both startups/scaleups and Corporate environments
   

• You have a proven ability of systematically designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting software
   

• You’re experienced with and interested in managing and mentoring students / employees
   

• You have excellent programming skills and experience in C#, Java, C++, or other object-oriented language and are passionate about code quality and maintainability
   

• You come with a proven track record for taking ideas from inception to deployment, delivering significant business results and experiences that customers love
   

• You’ve demonstrated your ability to look at traditional problems from new perspectives, and deploy cutting-edge technology to enhance or replace existing platforms
   

• Any experience with Software integration with wearables and/or IoT an asset
   

• Some knowledge of data security as it pertains to personal information and data transmission is also an asset