Software Engineering
Permanent - Full Time
London, GB, W1A 1AA
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 20/04/2025
THE ROLE
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London, hybrid (1 day per week in the office)
Closing date for applications is on Sunday 20th April 2025 at 23:59.
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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
We offer a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We want people to really enjoy working with us and get a buzz from knowing that what they are doing is making a difference and enhancing people's lives.
Our engineers receive 10% development time built into the 35 hour working week. We want to give you the time and space to stay fresh in the ever-changing technology landscape. Enjoy a flexible work setup with one day a week in the London office, combining in-person collaboration with the benefits of remote work.
Come work on fantastically high-scale systems with us!
Onboarding and Growth Plan
We commit to supporting your onboarding, growth and development from your very first day. Below are general goals, however we will discuss, amend and tailor them to your specific development needs when you join us.
Within a month:
1. You’ll complete Onboarding, Mandatory Training and inductions.
2. You’ll be onboarded in the team’s ways of working and given a detailed introduction to the systems and tools that we build.
3. You’ll meet the rest of the team, learn about the tech stack, partner teams, history, and where your team is going.
4. You’ll have 1-2-1’s with line manager in place, have a development plan and a set of goals for your 6 months.
5. Actively participate in pair programming sessions, working closely with other engineers to write maintainable and efficient code.
6. Take a structured and professional approach to engineering, ensuring high-quality development.
The Interview Process:
There are two interview assessments:
1) Live pair programming exercise with two of our software engineers which you get in advance of your interview date.
2) Blended interview questions with two of our software engineers.
We aim to make our recruitment process a snapshot into our culture and what it's like to work here.
Main Responsibilities
1. Work with other developers in the team to design, develop & release working software using best practices.
2. Pair programming with teammates to solve problems and share knowledge.
3. Learn new technologies and adapt to change.
4. Work in a cross-discipline environment.
5. Monitoring and deploying changes with guidance from senior developers.
6. Writing and updating documentation as you learn and grow.
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.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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