Senior Software Engineer - TV Team

Job Description

This job is with BBC, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the + business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Job Package

Job Reference: 20145
Band: D
Salary: £57,000 - £67,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Salford - Dock House (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working - Our office day is Wednesday + on occasion any other day to fit the needs of the team)

Closing Date: 23rd of April 2025

We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Job Introduction

The BBC is one of the UK's most well-known and loved brands. The iPlayer & Sounds product teams build some of the most used products in BBC: our mission is to be the first place for anybody to go to watch or listen to BBC content.

The Interactive TV teams within this department build and support the BBC's 'big screen' experiences, including iPlayer, Sounds and live events across our broadcast and connected TV platforms.

We're looking for enthusiastic Senior Software Engineers to join our cross-discipline agile team, where you'll help shape the future of TV products for millions of viewers. This role blends front-end development with elements of full-stack engineering, offering the chance to work on diverse technical challenges that drive our products forward.

Based in MediaCityUK, Salford, you'll join our Product TV team to deliver a world-class connected TV experience for BBC iPlayer and Sounds. Your work will involve developing innovative application features, performing integrations across a range of TV devices, and enhancing the TV platform that powers both iPlayer and BBC Sounds. You will have an opportunity to work on software at a scale that is hard to find in the country - this is your opportunity to help define how our audiences engage with the BBC on the big screen.

Interview Process
• 1 hour technical coding test & 1 hour 15 minute values based competency interview
• Interviews to commence on the 7th of May*this is subject to change

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of software that addresses complex product and business challenges.
• Provide constructive code reviews to maintain high standards and support team growth.
• Deliver high-quality, production-ready code, ensuring successful completion of team goals.
• Write and maintain comprehensive automated tests to ensure code quality and coverage.
• Integrate software with monitoring and support tools to ensure operational excellence.
• Ensure software performs reliably within its intended operating environment.
• Create, review, and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of issues across the product lifecycle, with the opportunity to participate in out-of-hours incident support.
• Actively participate in and occasionally lead agile planning, delivery processes, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to and enhance team development practices, including pairing, code reviews, and continuous delivery.
• Collaborate with product, design, delivery, and technical leads to design software and break down features into implementable tasks.
• Coordinate with third-party providers as needed, offering guidance, support, and documentation.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering team development.
• Stay current with new technologies, advocating for their adoption when they enhance team outcomes.

Are you the right candidate?

• Proven experience developing and maintaining large-scale production software in fast-paced environments with rapid release cycles.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript/ TypeScript and its associated frameworks or libraries.
• Strong experience with test-driven development and a deep understanding of testing and QA practices.
• Skilled in addressing operational concerns like monitoring, performance testing, scaling, availability, resilience, and security.
• Experience working in professional software development environments with established processes and best practices.
• Proficient in translating product requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
• Solid understanding and application of design patterns in software development.
• Demonstrated leadership and effective collaboration within and beyond the team, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Track record of delivering high-quality work to completion across a team.
• Experience as a Technical Lead on medium to large projects (3 months or more).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of growth.
• Full-stack development experience, including backend services and APIs.
• Strong knowledge of web architecture, including HTTP, DNS, and distributed systems design.
• Knowledge of React/Preact, or similar front end frameworks

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience working on multiple projects or codebases simultaneously.
• Experience developing software for TV platforms.
• A strong understanding of building accessible applications in line with WCAG guidelines.
• Hands-on experience with GDPR compliance and handling personal data securely.
• Proficiency with AWS services such as CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CodeBuild, and CodePipeline.
• Expertise in performance optimisation for constrained hardware.
• Ability to test and debug software across multiple devices and platforms.
• A user-first mindset and passion for delivering intuitive and engaging TV experiences.
• Familiarity with modern development and deployment toolchains (e.g., IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, source control).

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.

matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all 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 .

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of , , , , , , socio-economic background, and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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