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Language Log in to Profile BBC Employee Login CREATE JOB ALERT Senior Software Engineer (iOS) - iPlayer Job Description Job Requisition ID: 22699 Job Closing Date: 15/06/2025
Job Details
Band: D
Salary: £65,000 – £73,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Salford – Dock House, hybrid (1 day per week in the office)
Closing date for applications is Sunday 15th June 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.
Purpose Of The Role
We are looking for Senior iOS Software Engineers to join the iPlayer Mobile team.
BBC iPlayer is one of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands, and we’re looking for passionate team members to join our collaborative, cross-discipline, agile teams.
As a Senior Software Engineer for the iPlayer Mobile team, you will have the opportunity to have a leading role in an engineering team that delivers an intuitive and engaging streaming experience to millions of audience members every day.
To be successful in this role you will need a good understanding of object-oriented programming, clean architecture, and test-driven development. We usually work in Swift/Objective-C (iOS) so experience with these languages and the mobile ecosystem is essential.
We are a small, self-organising and highly collaborative team of engineers, testers, UX designers, technical architects and product owners. We value our engineers, offering regular training and development opportunities, as well as ‘10% time’ - allowing dedicated time for self-improvement, learning and innovation.
We take the time to reflect and improve on how we’re working via team retrospectives and mentoring. We’re a hard-working team who are supportive, care about each other, and promote a healthy work-life balance with opportunities for flexible working hours and a friendly working environment.
You will have a real opportunity to influence the future of BBC iPlayer, and make it the indispensable video destination for all of the UK public.
Interview Process:
Shortlisted candidates for this Senior iOS Software Engineer will be required to attend a two-stage interview process.
The two stages will consist of:
• A values based Interview – This will consist of values-based questions (approximately 60 Mins).
• A coding task – This will consist of a coding assessment, candidates will be given information on the coding task prior to the interview so you can prepare (approximately 60 Mins).
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to breakdown product requirements into technical deliverables.
• Contribute to the technical implementation of product features as part of a team or pair programming.
• Advocate for and follow engineering best practises within the team.
• Ensure engineering output is high quality, fit for purpose, and thoroughly tested.
• Drive continuous team improvement through fast feedback loops.
• Share knowledge within the team and across iPlayer.
• Support recruitment and training of new team members.
Your Skills And Experience
• Strong iOS development experience with a solid understanding of architecture and design principles.
• Proficiency in Swift and SwiftUI, with working knowledge of Objective-C and UIKit.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and decoupled design.
• Demonstrated experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) to produce high-quality, reliable software.
• Proficiency in version control systems like Git and working in collaborative coding environments.
• Proven ability to write maintainable code in team-based projects.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to evolving software requirements.
Desirables:
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Deployment in mobile apps
• Web services integration (REST, JSON) in a mobile environment
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Experience of building accessible applications
• Experience of mentoring and coaching more junior team members
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.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
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Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
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Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
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