Software Engineer - EXTEND

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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 - £51,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd 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.

BBC Extend

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) , or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contact .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage . (EXTEND code: EX2324).

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 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 designing, building and supporting modern Cloud based applications using Typescript/JavaScript and NodeJS
• 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:

• Experience developing systems using microservices architecture
• Experience developing systems using event driven architecture

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.

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