Junior Software Engineer

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT:
Mobile Playback Engineering

LOCATION:

Salford - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: up to £38,200 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

We are 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.

Mobile Playback Engineering, part of Media Services, is an integral part of the BBC's digital‑first strategy, delivering consistent user experiences and core functionality across the BBC's mobile estate. As a Junior Software Engineer within Mobile Playback you’ll be joining a team of engineers developing our Media Player components – the core playback engine of all video and audio content across the BBC online.

• Developing software for the download, playback and decryption of media for the whole of the BBC mobile estate.
• Writing software collaboratively – work closely with other team members through pair programming, code review and continuous delivery.
• Working across platforms – happy to work on both Android and iOS codebases.
• Writing clean code – enthusiasm for writing clean, well documented, and testable code.
• Improving ways of working – the ability to question the way we work, and the tools and processes we use.
• Communicating effectively – able to talk to developers, non‑developers, and communicate remotely across multiple BBC sites.
• Embracing change – curious and embraces change; requirements often change and you’ll enjoy this challenge.
• Finishing with detail – goal orientated and enjoys finishing the job by developing the final details.

Essential Criteria

• Swift or Objective‑C.
• Kotlin or Java.
• Software testing practices and frameworks.
• Test‑Driven Development.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

Please note:

If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks;
Eligibility to work checks; and, if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

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. 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.

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35‑hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values‑based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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

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 and we’d be happy to discuss: r

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