JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Product Group, Content & Content Metadata
LOCATION: Salford - Hybrid, 1 day per week in the office
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £43,000 - £57,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you would like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC iPlayer is one of the UK's most well-known and loved brands, and we're looking for a passionate engineer to join our team as we develop the next generation platform and video catalogue that powers BBC iPlayer and other BBC products. This is an exciting time as we build the future of BBC TV, and an opportunity to build systems that help millions of people watch their favourite shows every day.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is a great opportunity to join a high-performing team at the heart of one of the BBC's highest profile digital products. You'll be building high performance, scalable applications in a collaborative and supportive environment, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Building excellently engineered, highly available solutions using agile development practices.
• Contributing to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborating effectively to deliver the best value audience experience.
• Working in a DevOps model including solving operational issues and providing out-of-hours support.
• Sharing knowledge, learning new skills and adapting to change.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Expertise in Cloud architecture and key technologies (we use AWS extensively)
• Expertise in modern development tools and practices (CI/CD, DevOps, Pair Programming, TDD)
• Developing software with scale, security and performance in mind.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.

The BBC is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. 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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.