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JOB DETAILS
Key Details
* JOB TITLE: (Mid-Level) Software Engineer - Android Mobile Developer
* JOB REFERENCE: 30966
* JOB BAND: C
* CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
* DEPARTMENT: BBC Account and Identity
* LOCATION: London (NBH – Hybrid) or Salford (Dock House – Hybrid). The successful candidate is expected to work from their designated base one day per week, specifically Thursdays.
* PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,000 - £57,000 + London Weighting if applicable, depending on skills, knowledge and experience.
* CLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Wednesday 29 October 2025
* INTERVIEWS COMMENCING: 10 November (subject to change)
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Purpose of the Role
As a Mobile Engineer in the BBC Account team, you’ll develop libraries and services that enable authorisation, authentication, and personalisation across BBC mobile apps, including iPlayer, News, Sport, and Weather. Your work will underpin features used by millions of users. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate in a cross-functional, agile environment, shaping the foundation of BBC’s mobile experience and contributing to high-quality, accessible, and scalable solutions that drive consistent value across all mobile platforms.
Why Join the Team
You’ll be part of a supportive, remote-first team with a strong culture of collaboration, mentorship, and engineering excellence. Our values focus on personal growth, flexibility, and continuous learning. You’ll work alongside talented engineers, designers, and product colleagues, contributing to products used daily by millions. With opportunities to shape the mobile engineering practices at the BBC, you’ll grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on one of the UK’s most trusted digital platforms.
Interview Process
1 hour Technical assessment – successful candidates will be invited to a 1 hour Values-based interview.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Design, develop and maintain mobile libraries supporting BBC app features.
* Collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to break down product requirements into technical deliverables.
* Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate effectively to deliver the best value audience experience.
* Share knowledge, learn new skills and adapt to change.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Strong experience with Android development using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Jetpack libraries.
* Solid understanding of architectural patterns such as MVVM or MVI.
* Experience with unit testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
* Proven success working in cross-functional teams (engineering, product, QA, UX).
* Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based collaborative workflows.
Desirable
* Experience in building, distributing and documenting mobile libraries
* REST/JSON integration
* AWS familiarity
* Accessibility expertise
Other Information
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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 applicable, BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer 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.
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