BBC Careers – Software Developer

About the job

Job Introduction

BBC is one of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands. The iPlayer product teams are renowned and loved throughout the UK and the world. The BBC is a household name which delivers online content to more than 25 million people globally, and we are proud to say that we help make that magic happen!

The BBC is one of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands. The iPlayer and Sounds teams are conceiving the next generation of features for our audiences. Our mission is to secure the Internet future of the BBC.

It is an exciting time to join the team as we have ambitious goals to be the number one online TV and audio service in the UK. The BBC is a place where your work impacts 25 million users every day across our products and consuming 40 million hours of content. This role is an opportunity to work on software at a scale that is hard to find. We’re looking for passionate Software Engineers in Test to join our fast-paced cross-discipline agile teams iterating on our key products.

Role Responsibility

• Writing, running, and analysing automated acceptance tests
• Running manual and exploratory tests
• Improving existing automated acceptance tests
• Work closely with developers and other disciplines to design, develop & release working software (audience facing products + tools)
• Encourage best practices
• Review acceptance tests with developers
• Learn new technologies and adapt to change
• Promote skills and knowledge sharing

Are you the right candidate?

• Experience of developing automated acceptance tests, preferably in JavaScript
• Agile team experience
• Developing software using TDD/BDD techniques
• Manual and exploratory testing of web-based products
• Passionate about developing automated solutions for test problems
• The ability to communicate efficiently verbally and in writing
• Passion for quality and audience experience
• Learning new software skills and work with new technologies

Package Description

Band: C

Contract type: Permanent

Location: London

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. 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 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 certification.
• Benefits – We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of 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.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18 th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Mae’r sefyllfa gyda’r coronafeirws yn datblygu’n gyflym, ac mae’r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau’r risg, dim ond y bobl sy’n hanfodol i’n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau’r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18 fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

About The BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here