Mobile Software Engineer

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Mobile Storytelling & Engagement 
LOCATION: Salford – Hybrid (1 day per week in office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £43,00 - £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 are looking for an Android Software Engineer to join the Mobile Storytelling & Engagement group.
We work across News, Sport, Weather, iPlayer, Sounds, Bitesize and Children’s and are responsible for everything from articles and live pages, to data tables, learning tools, games, quizzes and polls.

As an Android Engineer you’ll play a key role to ensure our apps apply the latest standards and are fit to scale with the BBC’s ambitious plans.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The role will be rewarding if you are energised by continuous technical improvement. You will listen to the needs of other engineering teams and cross-discipline colleagues to identify, scope and execute high-impact improvements. Your innovation will unlock performance in other teams by simplifying the ways they deliver features to our BBC audience. You will increase development efficiency by converging historically fragmented infrastructure and building the means to deliver frequent change without compromising operational excellence.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to breakdown product requirements into technical deliverables.
• Work with engineers and architects to scope and execute technical change to simplify and improve our codebase.
• Advocate for and follow engineering best practises within the team.
• Ensure engineering output is high quality, fit for purpose, and thoroughly tested.
• Drive continuous team improvement through fast feedback loops. Share knowledge within the team and across BBC Apps.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Strong Android development experience with a solid understanding of architecture and design principles.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Demonstrated experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) to produce high-quality, reliable software.
• Experience of collaborative coding environments and an ability to write maintainable code in team-based projects.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to evolving software requirements.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience in building, distributing and documenting mobile libraries
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Deployment in mobile apps
• Web services integration (REST, JSON) in a mobile environment Knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Experience of building accessible applications
• Experience of mentoring and coaching more junior team members

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.