Software Engineer
BBC Media Action
Software Engineering
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
GBP 47k-57k / year
JOB DETAILS
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer
JOB REF: 41122
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Product Group – Data platform
LOCATION: Newcastle - Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,000 - £57,000 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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We’re seeking a curious and innovative technologist who thrives on experimenting with emerging tools and technologies. The ideal candidate has a strong passion for working with data and hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, and is excited to turn ideas into scalable, data-driven solutions.
Imagine being part of a team that's constantly pushing boundaries, experimenting with new technologies, and collaborating with experts from around the world. That's what it means to work with the STREAM Team. We're not just building software - we're creating a platform for change, one line of code at a time.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join the BBC's STREAM team as we revolutionise the way our organization makes decisions! As a Software Engineer with a focus on data, you'll play a crucial role in empowering our colleagues across Radio, TV, News, and Sports to make data-driven choices that shape the future of the BBC. Our mission is to keep the BBC at the forefront of innovation, and we're looking for talented engineers like you to help us achieve it.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
· Java - Develop our backend service using Java as well as Flink jobs for data stream processing
· CI/CD (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild) – Manage and implement automated pipelines, enabling frictionless deployment and rapid iteration.
· AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit)/Cloudformation/Terraform – Automation of resource provisioning and management for consistency and repeatability.
· Observability & Monitoring (CloudWatch, Grafana, InfluxDB) – Implement and maintain platform-wide monitoring, alerting, and logging for reliability and incident response.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Experience with coding, ideally in one of the languages we use (Java/Typescript).
• Desire to learn new software skills and work with new technologies.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and optimising CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI/CD, with a strong understanding of automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Developer Experience – Continuously improve platform tooling, documentation, and automation to empower product teams and reduce cognitive load.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
· Exposure to AWS data technologies, including services such as Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, and Amazon Kinesis.
· Good understanding of Kafka and how to optimise it at a cluster level, as well as for clients connected to it
· Experience with perfomance, integration and end-to-end testing.
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.
Our tech stack
The teams have the autonomy to choose the appropriate tools. Below are key tools/technologies that we currently use in our team:
· Java 17/21, Spring boot
· Python (Apache Airflow/Apache Spark)
· Typescrpt (Lambda, AWS CDK)
· AWS: S3, MSK (Kafka), Glue, Athena, Flink
· CI/CD: Jenkins, Github Actions
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: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
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.
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
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.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
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: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
