Overview
Location: Salford or London office - 1 to 2 days a week. This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working. Flexible working will be discussed as part of the offer stage. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage.
Role purpose
We want the BBC to be renowned for the quality of its engineering as it is for its content. We are hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead our newly formed Account Platform Group, part of a strategic restructure to scale identity and access services for millions of users. The BBC offers an inclusive workplace where fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are part of our everyday goals and behaviours. We select candidates on merit and value diversity in all its forms.
Responsibilities
* Lead the Account Platform Group as part of the strategic restructure to scale identity and access services for millions of users.
* Collaborate with Product, UX&D, Architecture, and Delivery to deliver platform capabilities at scale.
Qualifications
* Experience leading multiple software engineering teams focused on platform capabilities.
* Proven ability to recruit, grow, and coach engineering talent and emerging leaders.
* Commitment to building inclusive, diverse, and high-performing teams.
* Ability to foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
* Delivery: Skilled at managing stakeholders across Product, UX&D, Architecture, and Delivery; track record of delivering complex technical solutions at scale; comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-moving environments; experience aligning teams to shared OKRs, engineering principles, and planning rituals.
* Technical: Deep understanding of platform architecture, access management systems, and identity services; experience with DevOps practices and ensuring high availability of platform services; strong grasp of infrastructure-as-code and cloud-native engineering.
Salary
Salary: Up to £115,000 base salary depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Life at the BBC
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. We value diversity and belonging and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We offer a flexible working arrangement and opportunities for development.
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