Job Introduction

BBC iPlayer is one of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands, and we’re looking for passionate developers to join our collaborative, cross-discipline, agile team. We welcome applications from all, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief.

It is an exciting time to join the team, as our mission is to be the future of BBC TV. This is a place where your work impacts millions of iPlayer users every day. You will have the opportunity to work on a website that operates at a huge scale.

As a Senior Web Developer, you will have the opportunity to design and implement software applications using a wide range of technologies to drive our products forward. You will also have the opportunity to work with User Experience Designers, Technical Architects, Delivery Managers and Product Managers to influence the future of BBC iPlayer, and make it the indispensable video destination!

Why choose us?

We care a lot about our technology, for example keeping our stack up-to-date, following best practices and industry standards. Our current stack utilises ReactJS, React Router, Redux, Typescript and NodeJS on AWS, and all team members have the opportunity to steer our technical direction.

We also care a lot about the people in our teams. There are great opportunities to grow your career within the team and BBC, and a mentorship programme to make sure you are well-supported. We believe strongly in developing talent from within the team. We have training and conference budgets, and 10% of your time is dedicated for you to explore, innovate and learn new technologies. There are also regular opportunities to collaborate with other teams around the BBC.

Role Responsibility

• Plan, design, develop & release working software using best practices
• Pair-program with other team members and mentor other developers
• Learn new technologies and adapt to change
• Promote skills and knowledge sharing
• Work in a cross-discipline environment
• Understand and contribute to product goals/priorities

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Skills & Experience

• Expertise in building engaging and performant UIs (e.g. CSS and animations)
• Building modern web applications that run in the Cloud (we use ReactJS, NodeJS and AWS but open to experience with other similar technologies)
• Establishing and promoting best practices within teams
• Being flexible, and comfortable adapting to changing priorities
• Being curious, kind and a great team-worker

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Learning new software skills and working with new technologies
• Working and collaborating in cross-discipline teams
• Developing software with Redux or similar state managers
• Developing software with security and accessibility in mind
• Developing software using TDD/BDD techniques
• Working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or similar
• Developing for NGINX or similar reverse proxies

Package Description

Band: D
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London

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. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities Ã¢â‚¬â€œ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Mae’r sefyllfa gyda’r coronafeirws yn datblygu’n gyflym, ac mae’r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau’r risg, dim ond y bobl sy’n hanfodol i’n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau’r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

About the Company

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. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

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 want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. 

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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here