BBC Jobs – Senior Software Engineer

About the job

Job Introduction

Millions of users rely on the BBC to deliver great TV and radio whenever and wherever they need it. But have you ever thought about how that content gets to your browser or app? Preparing, transcoding, packaging and delivering video and audio is a complex process, and it’s what we do in BBC Media Services.

Role Responsibility

We are looking for a methodical and pragmatic Senior Software Engineer in Test to join one of our Agile squads. This is your chance to develop your testing career with a globally respected media organisation, build your skills in AWS cloud technologies, and help ensure a smooth and reliable streaming experience as users do more and more of their listening and viewing online.

You’ll be working entirely with back-end software: mostly that means Java microservices that chain together using queues and topics to provide AV processing workflows. The Test Team is embarking on a programme of renewal and retooling, so alongside testing new features and improvements we’ll rely on you to contribute to new automation frameworks and migrate or decommission existing tests.

Are you the right candidate?

We’re looking for an all-rounder. As well as being an experienced coder (any language is relevant), you’ll be comfortable planning testing activities and able to share and delegate work. Your focus will be on functional testing, but you may need to contribute to load, performance and security tests, so awareness of those disciplines is an advantage. Crucially, you’ll also have the knack of mentoring colleagues and helping them do their best work.

You don’t need to understand AV streaming technologies — we’ll train you on the job — but we need someone who’s eager to roll up their sleeves and learn about how our ecosystem works under the bonnet.

Package Description

Band: D

Contract type: Permanent- Full time

Location: Hybrid / London (W12)

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.

About The BBC

We believe in empowering people to solve problems creatively, so we won’t stifle you with paperwork or overburden you with process, but you’ll always get the support you need from your peers and your Team Lead.

We hold regular Innovation Days to work on hacks, and we encourage everyone to spend 10% of their time on side projects. We also offer a wide variety of training resources, including O’Reilly, Pluralsight and LinkedIn learning.

We are hybrid workers, based in London. We generally visit the office every week or so, although it’s fine to come in more if that suits you.

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

Attached documents

• Our BBC Values