Full Time
Hybrid
Salford, GB, M50 2QH
Posted 3 weeks ago
45000-55000 GBP / Year

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Job Requisition ID: 28095

Job Closing Date: 16/10/2025

Salford, GBR, M50 2HQ

JOB DETAILS

Job Band: C

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time

Department: TV Core – Playback Team

Location: Media City, Salford (Hybrid)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000-£55,000 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. (delete if not applicable)

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Software Engineer on the iPlayer TV Playback team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that millions of viewers enjoy a seamless and reliable playback experience on their TVs. You’ll join the team at an exciting time, helping to shape the future of playback at the BBC. Your work will have a direct impact on our audience, improving how they watch content and contributing to one of the UK’s most-loved digital services.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

We’re a close-knit team of experienced software engineers passionate about what we do. We love delivering high-quality software and continually improving playback performance and reliability. You’ll collaborate with supportive colleagues who take pride in building software that millions of people use every day, and who enjoy tackling interesting technical challenges together.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Improve playback performance and reliability across a range of TV devices.
Build APIs and interfaces that are used by other teams to enhance the iPlayer experience.
Work closely with Certification and Partner Engineering teams to onboard new TVs and troubleshoot partner issues.
Debug complex TV-specific playback problems and help deliver solutions that directly enhance viewer satisfaction.
Contribute to the ongoing evolution of iPlayer TV playback, helping to shape its future direction and technical excellence.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Have a passion for continuous improvement and a collaborative mindset
Enjoys sharing knowledge and learning from others
Takes a logical, methodical approach to solving complex problems
Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues
Is proactive in setting learning and development goals
Has experience designing and delivering robust software in fast-paced environments
Cares deeply about quality, testing, and engineering best practices

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Proficient in JavaScript (ES6+) and/or TypeScript, especially outside of UI frameworks
Strong debugging skills, including identifying memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
Interest in working with media playback technologies (e.g. MSE, DASH, HLS) — prior experience is not essential
Experience writing automated tests, including unit and integration tests
Comfortable working with APIs using fetch or XHR, and parsing structured data formats (e.g. JSON, XML)
Experience with backend services and full-stack software development
Understanding of operational concerns such as performance, reliability, monitoring, and security
Solid grasp of software design principles and common design patterns
Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
Experience working in structured software teams with established best practices
Ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable code as part of a collaborative team

DESIRABLE BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Experience working with TV platforms (e.g. Tizen, webOS, Android TV)
Exposure to media streaming protocols or playback frameworks (e.g. DASH.js, HLS, MSE, HTML5 Video)
Experience developing accessible applications
Familiarity with open-source practices or contributions
Understanding of how to optimise code for low-powered or embedded environments
Experience mentoring junior engineers or supporting a learning-focused team culture

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.

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.

To apply for this job please visit careers.bbc.co.uk.