Software Engineer - Android Developer
hackajob Salford, England, United Kingdom
Mid-Level Software Engineer - Android Mobile Developer (Reference: 30966, Band: C) Permanent, Full-time. Department: BBC Account and Identity. Location: London (Hybrid) or Salford (Hybrid) – one day schedule per week, Thursdays. Salary Range: £47,000 – £57,000 (London weighting if applicable). Closing Date: 23:59pm on Wednesday the 29th of October 2025. Interviews commencing: 10th of November (subject to change).
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.
Desired
* Experience in building, distributing and documenting mobile libraries.
* REST/JSON integration.
* AWS familiarity.
* Accessibility expertise.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer. You may also indicate your preference for flexible working – there is no obligation to do so now; flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
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