Technology Systems & Delivery
Permanent - Full Time
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB, NE991RN
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 20/03/2024
THE ROLE
Package Description
Job Reference: 13235
Band: D
Salary: Up to £70,750 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Newcastle
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
• An employer pension contribution of up to 10%
• 26 days’ annual leave (based on full time hours) + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell additional days
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and healthcare schemes
• Employee assistance and well-being programmes
• Learning and development tailored to your role – this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Disability Networks and many more.
Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, flexi-time and compressed hours can be requested.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and especially welcome individuals from underrepresented groups.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any time, please let us know by contacting us on Reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk with the job reference in the subject.
Job introduction
Step into the world of the BBC, one of the UK's most iconic and beloved brands, where every working day is as unique as it is rewarding. Every tick of the clock, our content reaches millions of people globally, which is made possible by our top-notch Software Engineering team. They've been instrumental in pioneering innovative products and unique features that have firmly positioned us at the forefront of our industry. We don't merely adapt to an ever-changing world - we set the pace.
Data Insights is the BBC’s internal suite of data tools which empowers our colleagues to make decisions across Radio, TV, News, and Sports, armed with data from our audiences. Our mission is to keep the BBC relevant and valued by our audiences, which means managing a formidable amount of data ingestion and visualisation to meet the diverse needs of our stakeholders. We never stop looking ahead, seeking new ways to inform our stakeholders. We recognise the power of data and the massive contribution this brings to taking important decisions about the future of the BBC.
This team will have the ability to make a real difference, not only transforming how the BBC communicates new and important content to its audience but also being part of the exciting brand-new tech hub in Newcastle, which has been launched this year as part of our commitment to investing across the UK. You will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you will be empowered to fulfil your potential.
We offer a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We want people to really enjoy working with us and get a buzz from knowing that what they are doing is making a difference and enhancing people's lives.
Interview process
Interview process
• Technical task for shortlisted candidates – approx. one hour preparation time
• Virtual interview – approx. one hour of technical and values-based questions
Main responsibilities
We focus on hiring for potential at the BBC, so the main requirement for the position is a strong software engineering skillset. We want to hear from skilled engineers and technical experts from all industries.
• Demonstrate expertise in full stack development and leadership, with a focus on data-driven technologies.
• Take a structured and professional approach to engineering, ensuring high-quality development.
• Build polished and beautiful products, emphasizing attention to detail.
• Conduct rigorous testing and collaborate with Test Engineers for continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior engineers, promote a culture of learning, and stay up to date with new technologies, particularly in data-driven domains.
• Contribute to high-level architecture and integrations, leveraging data-driven technologies.
• Collaborate with leadership to build and nurture the engineering community.
• Foster relationships with local engineering networks for a sustainable talent pipeline and team scalability.
• Remain hands-on in coding while supporting less experienced engineers.
• Drive the ambition to build an outstanding engineering team and culture.
• Conduct code reviews, maintain coding standards, and guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement requirements.
• Dedicated to growing the Tech Hub, and eager to engage with the North-East tech community.
You will play a key role in driving our ambition to build an outstanding software engineering team, environment, and culture. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to join our tech community to drive this transformation, build a modern digital ecosystem using exciting technologies and do the best work of their careers.
Are you the right candidate
The team has the autonomy to choose the appropriate tools. Below are key tools/technologies currently use in our team, in which we would expect proficiency in at least one:
• JavaScript (ES5 and ES6/ES2015)
• Node.js and NPM
• Mobile platforms (iOS - Swift, Android - Java)
As long as you have solid principles as software engineer and are able to learn then you will shine in this team. Additionally the following are also in use and you would be given support to learn any that you don’t have experience with:
• Continuous integration/deployment
• Test Driven Development and testing practices
• BDD with Cucumber
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its associated technologies
• Agile development practices
• Code quality practices (incl. code reviews and pair programming)
We create and support reliable and scalable cloud-based services on Amazon Web Services, use Git and GitHub for version control and practice pair programming and Test-Driven Development where possible.
In a nutshell, we seek a leader who champions inclusivity, nurtures talent, and upholds the BBC's values, all while driving technical excellence. If this sounds like your cup of tea, we'd love to hear from you.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.
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.
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