BBC Hiring for Software Engineering Team Leader Job at London, England Full Time

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 websites and services that are used by millions of people each day? If so, this opportunity could be for you.

We are currently looking for talented Software Engineering Team Leads across our teams here at the BBC. 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 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.

Main Responsibilities

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.

Are you the right candidate?

Here are some of the characteristics of an ideal candidate – we know that the ideal candidate doesn’t exist, so take a look through and let’s have a conversation if you have an interest.

• Track record of growing engineers with a focus on mentoring, coaching and development
• Experience of designing, writing and supporting robust, large-scale applications in a fast-changing environment with rapid release cycles
• Experience of managing multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders in a complex, agile, matrix environment
• Ability to communicate complex technology solutions in a clear and coherent way to different audiences
• Skilled in dealing with multiple product and technical priorities with a focus on practical decision making

About the BBC

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

Package Description

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Contract type:Perm / Full Time
Location: London / Glasgow / Salford

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 – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – 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/