Software Engineer - EXTEND

JOB DETAILS JOB TITLE: Software Engineer - Video Audiences Team - EXTEND JOB BAND: C JOB REF: 47181 CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time DEPARTMENT: Video Audiences Team - Chief Operating Group LOCATION: London (London Broadcasting House) – Hybrid* 1 day per week in the office PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £43,500– £54,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. CLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Tuesday the 28th of July 2026 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. The team works a mostly flexible schedule – core hours are 10am – 4pm. We have one mandatory office day a week, which is currently Tuesdays but which may vary. Interview Process Stage 1 The selection process will consist of two stages: 1 x hour coding assessment designed to evaluate technical proficiency. Final Stage: A 1 x hour comprehensive interview comprising: A 15-minute technical presentation, and A 45-minute blended competency-based interview focused on values and behaviours and technial ability. 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 [email protected]. 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 Join the BBC Video Audiences team to work on delivering innovative new ways for BBC users to discover more of our world-class catalogue of audio and video programmes. As a software engineer, you will be playing a key role in executing the migration from our legacy framework to a new pan-BBC architecture. Your work will directly impact millions of BBC users in the UK, which will allow us to continue to deliver exciting new features now and into the future. WHY JOIN THE TEAM? Joining the Video Audiences team offers an exciting opportunity to work on the UK’s fastest-growing VOD platform, shaping how millions of users experience BBC content online. You will be part of a well-rounded team of front-end engineers in an environment that values creativity and continuous learning. If you’re driven by building and delivering high-impact digital experiences to a diverse audience, the Video Audiences team is the perfect place to grow your skills and make a meaningful difference. Your Key Responsibilities And Impact Work with project, product and technical leads to design software that meets complex product and business needs, creating implementable specifications and tasks at feature and component level. Enforce best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation using modern tools and frameworks (e.g. React). Participate in the team’s software development methodologies, such as pairing, code and documentation reviewing, and continuous delivery. Learn new technologies and keep informed of existing technologies. Essential Criteria YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Have a good understanding of TypeScript, CSS, React and Node.js. Experience with testing frameworks and utilities such as Mocha and Sinon. Experience with writing and maintaining robust production software in a fast-changing environment with rapid release cycles. Experience with building and maintaining infrastructure on cloud platforms and effective and resilient CI/CD pipelines. Experience in pair programming, TDD, and agile process. DESIRED Experience of developing on AWS. Experience in working with GraphQL and RESTful APIs. Out Of Hours/On Call engineer experience. Takes responsibility for delivering tasks to completion. Worked in a professional software development environment on several projects (including experience in testing, design and release). 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. Disclaimer 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. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment 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. For any general queries, please contact: [email protected] We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application. Redeployment 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.