Job Introduction
Design + Engineer offers a wide range of stretching, creative and impactful activities for talented people. We are a team building the future of the BBC, while delivering TV, radio and online services to millions of people around the world every day.
As well as being the backbone of iPlayer and News, Sports and Children's services, we develop, support and maintain the systems and infrastructure that keep the BBC up-to-date and responsible for the largest British-owned digital service in the world. In D + E, you will be working on different challenges, collaborating with the best creative minds in the UK and one of the world’s leading production and distribution companies (BBC Studios).
We give hard work but also time to think and do things right. We value diversity and inclusion everywhere on the BBC and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply for this role and tell us why they believe they will be a good part of the BBC.
Commercial Digital
Commercial Digital are a multi-function delivery team focused on delivery of world class direct-to-consumer and business-to-business solutions aligned to BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC.
Our products include a number of marquee brands including Britbox, the fastest growing subscription video-on-demand service in the US, and Top Gear as well as a number of market leading B2B products.
This role provides the opportunity to be part of an exciting and entrepreneurial internationally focused team that values creativity and proactive problem-solving.
Main Responsibilities
OPPORTUNITY
As a Senior Software Engineer within the team, you will help to define and build products that run at scale and have a global reach.
We are looking for someone who wants to have an impact on how our products move forward with technology. Your primary initial focus will be help shape and deliver a proposed, ground-breaking global D2C offering working with multiple teams and technologies – internally and externally – across the globe.
TEAM
You will join a team where everyone - including you – strives to better understand our customers and improve the our products on a daily basis.
We are a small agile team delivering big change. We work in a fast-paced environment more akin to a start-up.
As a team we are adaptable, supportive, highly business focused and continually looking to improve.
Responsibilities
- Working with BA to understand business requirements
- Identifying and implementing suitable technical solutions
- Performing code reviews
- Automated testing
- Producing technical documentation
- Applying security best practices
- Building automated processes
Are you the right candidate?
Essential:
- Dev-ops and Agile principles
- AWS platform
- node.js
- SQL and/or NoSQL database systems
- Test automation
Desirable:
- Terraform
- Lambda / serverless applications
- Docker
- RESTful APIs
- CI/CD workflows
- Experience with media / streaming platforms
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from under represented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be the best British content company in the world, attracting the best creative talents in the business, so that we can bring premium quality award-winning programmes, content and brands to the viewer no matter where they are.
The BBC Group has set out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform our programming and better represent the public we serve. We have the biggest financial investment to on-air inclusion in the industry, together with our existing commissioning budget, we are committed to throwing open our doors more widely than ever to diverse stories and diverse storytellers. Together with a diverse workforce we will accelerate the pace of change in increasing diversity and inclusion both on and off air
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our website.
Package Description
Band: D
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Flexible
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Home-based plus two/three days a week in the office)
We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at resourcing@bbc.co.uk with the job reference in the subject. We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates
- Flexible/agile working - opportunities across the business. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.
- Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.
- Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.