Senior Software Engineer EXTEND

London - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 59000 - 69000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Data Platforms
LOCATION: Salford Dock House London Broadcasting House Glasgow Pacific Quay Newcastle Cardiff Central Square Birmingham Mailbox (1 day a week hybrid)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 59000 - 69000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Interviews will take place after 5th January 2026

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of ourBBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. Youre broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments and medical conditions such as Cancer HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process or have any questions about our Extend programme please contact .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If youd like more information on BBC Extend please visit the BBC Extend webpage. EX2324

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Senior Software Engineer within the Machine Learning Enablement Team at the BBC you will design and deliver the tools platforms and capabilities that empower data scientists and engineering teams across the organisation. Your work will enable scalable high-quality machine learning workflows and help shape the BBCs future through innovative technology solutions.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a forward-thinking engineering community at one of the worlds most respected media organisations. The Machine Learning Enablement Team sits at the forefront of technical innovation building state-of-the-art systems that directly support the BBCs global impact. Youll contribute to a modern engineering culture rooted in collaboration continuous learning and craftsmanshipwhile developing tools used by millions of people worldwide. The BBC will support your growth with mentorship learning opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & IMPACT

Design build and maintain tools services and infrastructure to support machine learning workflows.
Apply strong engineering practices including TDD CI/CD and clean software design principles.
Mentor and support junior engineers helping foster a culture of learning and excellence.
Participate in pair programming and collaborative development to deliver maintainable efficient code.
Contribute to architectural decisions and integrations especially involving data-driven technologies.
Engage with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-impact solutions.
Conduct code reviews to uphold coding standards quality and security best practices.
Plan and execute test strategies to ensure reliability and scalability of software.
Build relationships with local engineering communities to support team growth and long-term capability.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL:

Strong experience with modern Python development including TDD and CI/CD pipelines.
Solid understanding of software engineering principles design patterns best practices including optimisation monitoring and security considerations.
Experience building cloud-based services with AWS (e.g. SageMaker S3 VPC KMS).
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS CDK or CloudFormation.
Experience developing and maintaining data or ML-focused pipelines

DESIRED
Experience designing scalable architectures for data-driven products.
Engagement with wider engineering communities or networks to support recruitment and knowledge sharing.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams particularly data scientists and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies.
Familiarity with statistical concepts and machine learning techniques or frameworks.

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.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: DCONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-timeDEPARTMENT: Data PlatformsLOCATION: Salford Dock House London Broadcasting House Glasgow Pacific Quay Newcastle Cardiff Central Square Birmingham Mailbox (1 day a week hybrid)PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 59000 - 69000 depending on relevant skills kn...