Overview
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Product and Technology
LOCATION: London – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £44,000 - £46,000 depending on experience + London Weighting Allowance of £5,441 added on top of the base.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
About BBC Studios
A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.
Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.
Purpose of the role
Join BBC Studios as a Mobile App Tester and help ensure high-quality mobile experiences across global markets. You will be responsible for testing, validating and improving the quality of our mobile applications across both iOS and Android platforms.
Your key responsibilities and impact
* Test new features and improvements across mobile applications to ensure high quality user experiences.
* Write and maintain automated mobile tests using Detox and TypeScript.
* Contribute to the development and stability of the automated test suite.
* Perform manual and exploration testing where automation is not appropriate.
* Identify, log and track defects, collaborating closely with developers to resolve issues.
Your skills and experience
Essential criteria
* Experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android.
* Experience writing automated tests using Detox, TypeScript and Cucumber or similar frameworks.
* Strong understanding of mobile testing approaches including functional, regression and exploratory testing.
* Familiarity with release and distribution tools such as TestFlight.
* Experience with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines and defect tracking tools such as Jira.
Desirable but not required
* Experience testing apps in production with real user analytics.
* Experience testing mobile APIs and backend integrations.
* Familiarity with accessibility testing for mobile applications.
* Exposure to performance or reliability testing on mobile platforms.
Next steps
We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.
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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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment 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.
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.
Life at BBC Studios
• A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets here .
• Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Diversity, inclusion and belonging
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
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
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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