Mobile Software Engineers - London, Salford & Glasgow (iOS & Android) Software Engineering
Permanent - Full Time
London, GB, W1A 1AA Salford, GB, M50 2QH Glasgow, GB, G511DA
BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST
Job Closing Date: 10/11/2024
THE ROLEJob Reference: 19658
Band: C / D
Salary: Mid-level Software Engineers - £50,000 - £59,000 per annum / Senior Software Engineers - £60,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Office Base is London, Salford & Glasgow (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working)
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.
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.
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. Our content reaches millions of people globally, which is made possible by our top-notch Software Engineering team.
We are growing our engineering hub of excellence and looking for mid-level and senior software engineers with mobile experience (iOS and Android) to join our teams in Salford, London and Glasgow.
Our engineers receive 10% development time built into the 35-hour working week. We want to give you the time and space to stay fresh in the ever-changing technology landscape.
Main ResponsibilitiesSoftware engineers at the BBC are more than just programmers – we're builders, designers, and problem solvers at heart. You will help innovate and design new features and products, work with the team to build them, and support and grow them after they're live.
As a developer in our team, you will ensure high quality code is delivered in line with project goals and delivery cycles. You will thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on several projects.
Working in our mobile applications team, you will contribute to the design, development and maintenance of high-performance features using the latest mobile technologies. You will use your software engineering skills and experience to build features, solve bugs, and address technical debt.
Pairing on all aspects of the development process, you will deliver secure, reliable, and scalable software within your team.
There's a lot of scope for widening your skills in this role because it allows you to move into different areas, cover lots of ground and really broaden your understanding of how the business works. When you want to take the next step up, we'll support your progression.
Are you the right candidate?We're looking for mobile software engineers who are passionate about code, curious and eager to learn in a team of engineering excellence.
Some of the things we love:
• Extensive experience of native Android app development using Kotlin and Java
• Or Extensive experience of native iOS app development using Swift/Objective-C
• Comfortable with Compose functional programming
• Or Comfortable with Swift-UI functional programming
• Experience with large and complex applications
• Experience with source control
• Experience with the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• App signing and deployment knowledge
• Knowledge of writing automated tests and taking a TDD approach
• Experience with experimentation and A/B testing
• Experience building accessible applications
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript desirable
• Knowledge and practice of testing, writing unit tests, TDD, UI Tests
• Exposure to trunk-based development & release trains with feature flags
• An aspiration for engineering excellence, using knowledge sharing to learn from each other
Interview ProcessWe run virtual assessment centres on Thursday mornings for shortlisted candidates. There are two elements:
1) Live pair programming exercise with two of our software engineers which you get in advance of your assessment centre date
2) Blended interview questions with two of our software engineers
About the BBCThe 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. 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.
Diversity 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 are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.
DISCLAIMERThis 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.
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