Software Engineering Team Lead
Software Engineering Team Lead
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: Data Platform
LOCATION: Salford Media City
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Between
Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join an area looking to help everyone at the BBC make data informed decisions. Our teams are looking to equip content creators and product makers with the information they need to serve millions of people in our mission to inform educate and entertain. You will be a Software Engineering team lead managing a team of full-stack engineers to build products and tools aimed at helping our teams understand our data estate and increase the amount of experimentation here at the BBC. You will be leading the engineering approach for your team ensuring we are building with quality speed and consistency in mind. You will be working with peers in other disciplines and our stakeholders from around the business to make sure we are building the right things for our teams.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We have a collaborative culture built around the principle of continuous improvement. It is a culture that covers not just the exciting features we build but also how we do engineering and how we support our people in their personal growth. Our mission is critical to the success of the BBC and now is an exciting time to join us as we work to re-invent how data is used across the organisation. You will have opportunities to grow yourself as a leader and continue your own growth while supporting the careers of the engineers you lead.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Lead a diverse team of engineers supporting their careers and growth.
- Create an engineering culture built around continuous deployment and resiliency
- Lead technical discussions and decision making in our day-to-day work
- Ensure the team is working towards innovation and user-focused outcomes for your product.
- Collaborating with your discipline peers and stakeholders to plan organise and shape the future direction of your team and their work.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Experience of leading a software engineering team in a line management capacity.
- Hands on experience of Javascript/Typescript Node React for front end development.
- Hands on experience of AWS cloud technologies such as Lambda EC2 API Gateway SQS SNS S3 or equivalent.
- Experience of setting engineering best practices and culture for software engineering teams.
- Experience of managing products in an operational setting ensuring observability/testing best practices.
- Experience of hiring and growing a diverse team.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Experience with
- Experience with technologies such as Airflow EMR Redis Postgres
- Experience of working within a Data Platform team.
- Experience of analytics tracking or experimentation.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
