Software Engineering Team Lead - ML Systems

ZipRecruiter; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

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Job Description

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Package Description

Job Requisition: 22502
Band: D
Salary: up to £82,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Salford, Hybrid (one day per week in our office at Media City)

Closing Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 23:59

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. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.

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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 teams. 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.

The BBC produces an incredibly varied range of content: from video, audio, and text; from comedy, drama, news, and educational content; and content produced all around the UK. With so much content being produced, it can be difficult to get the right content to the right person. The BBC is aiming to become more personalised to you, to get you to the content you love, quicker - the Recommendations team will be looking at how we can provide recommendations across all of the BBC's content (iPlayer, Sounds, News, Sport, etc.) to our audience.

The BBC is a place where you will be able to make a real difference. You will be part of an inclusive culture that values, 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.

Main Responsibilities

We're looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead, who will represent and support one of our multi-disciplinary engineering teams. We value solid technical knowledge; hands-on experience is a bonus but not a deal-breaker. Our dream candidate is:

• Dedicated to building and fostering a diverse and inclusive engineering team.
• Passionate about supporting, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineers through regular 1:1s, continuous feedback, and strong relationships with team leads.
• Bring expertise in both technical and people leadership, with a talent for cultivating a learning culture that is inclusive and inspiring.
• Possess experience or a keen interest in building machine learning (ML) systems.
• Take accountability for maintaining and championing technical methodologies and decision-making aligned with the BBC's core values.
• Capable of working with and influencing a diverse array of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
• Energised by the prospect of crafting beautiful products and adding that extra bit of sparkle.
• Convinced that diverse thinking leads to better outcomes and ensures everyone's opinion is voiced.
• Known for being a team player, always ready to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

Are you the right candidate

This role is predominantly hands-off in coding but may occasionally require hands-on involvement. We're looking for someone with a strong background in Software Engineering and a proven ability to lead teams. Experience in building ML systems would be a significant advantage.

The hands-off responsibilities include:

• Managing internal and external stakeholders (both technical and non-technical).
• Understanding and addressing business challenges effectively.
• Setting the team up for success by defining clear requirements and a technical roadmap.

Our tech stack

The team is a backend team that works with Data Scientists to develop and deploy ML Recommendation systems. Below are some of the tools/technologies we currently use in our teams:

• ML/AI: MLOps, AWS SageMaker
• Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript
• Cloud: AWS (S3, EC2, SQS, Lambda, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, etc)
• Deployment: Codebuild, CodePipeline.
• Testing: TDD, BDD, end-to-end, load testing
• Database: DynamoDB, Redis
• Stream-Processing: Apache Airflow, Beam, Kafka, Flink
• Techniques: MLOps, infrastructure, CI/CD

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 are looking for a leader who embodies inclusivity, nurtures talent, and upholds the BBC's values while driving technical excellence. If this resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you!

About the BBC

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 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 background, identity, socio-economic background, and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about working at the BBC, please click here.

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