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JOB REF: 23998
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: TV & Devices
LOCATION: Media City, Salford. (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working - Office day is Tuesday)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £85,000 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.

SDD24

Are you looking for a role that builds on your experience of engineering systems? Are you keen to lead, grow, and develop a team of talented engineers? Do you strive to create an environment in which people can flourish and be their best? Would you like to work on services that are used by millions of people each day? If so, this opportunity could be for you.

We are currently looking for a talented Software Engineering Team Lead to lead the iPlayer Off-Product team in TV and Devices.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Off-Product team is responsible for creating and maintaining a Business-to-Business (B2B) API to provide an up to date and consistent catalogue and schedule for all of the BBC's television and video-on-demand partners, including most of the big names in the industry.

You will be a current or aspiring technology leader who has a passion for leading world class engineering teams and developing, guiding, and mentoring people. You will be working within one of our engineering teams within the BBC digital ecosystem. Here, you will be working in partnership with the other supportive roles in the multi-disciplinary team, to deliver best in class product experiences, drive forward our technologies and support your engineers. You will be supported by the senior leadership within your area to enable you to build and develop your team and the people within it.

Interview process

A single stage online interview assessing your technical ability, leadership and values. Interviews to take place the week commencing the 18th of August*This may be subject to change

The role of a Software Engineering Team Lead is a hybrid role; mixing expert technical knowledge with leading your team and managing your engineers day to day and their careers.

The focus of the role includes:

People: Recruit, mentor, coach and manage staff, assuring the quality of their work and professional development.

Environment: Create the environment in which people can be their best. This will involve working with department leaders to create a positive and diverse working culture and working with peers to create continuity and alignment across the teams.

Technical Expertise: Work across the technical community to improve our software, share knowledge and improve processes / practices when developing software.

You'll have excellent communication skills and be able to explain problems in a way that enables a range of colleagues to understand and engage with the pros and cons of technical options.

You'll have experience of mentoring and coaching team members of all levels and be committed to helping with their continued professional and career development.

You'll have a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. You'll promote your skills, share your knowledge, and contribute to the evolution of best practices throughout the department and with the wider engineering community across the BBC.

To give you an idea of what we're looking for you would ideally have experience in some, but not necessarily all, of the following areas and technologies:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of hands-on technical and people leadership within a team
• Experience growing engineers with a focus on mentoring, coaching and development.
• Experience of designing, building, and supporting robust, large-scale cloud-based back-end systems in a fast-changing environment with rapid release cycles
• Proficient in Node.JS (JavaScript/TypeScript) and AWS Serverless technologies using Test Driven Development techniques.
• Ability to effectively communicate with multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders in a complex, agile, matrix environment.
• Skilled in dealing with multiple product and technical priorities with a focus on practical decision making.

As a Software Engineering Team Lead you'll have a blend of technical and interpersonal skills. You'll have previously worked in one or more agile software teams and have experience in designing and building high-scale robust applications. You'll promote a culture of continual improvement, enjoy solving complex problems and be tenacious in your approach.