Software Engineer

hackajob; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Mobile Playback team. The role involves developing the core playback engine for the BBC's media players, ensuring a reliable experience across platforms like iPlayer and Sounds. Ideal candidates will have excellent skills in mobile app development and a passion for technology.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in native mobile application development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Swift, or Objective-C.
• Solid foundation in object-oriented programming techniques and understanding of software design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Feature development and ongoing product maintenance.
• Uphold high standards of software quality.
• Contribute to the entire development lifecycle.

Skills

Native mobile application development

Java

Kotlin

Swift

Objective-C

Object-oriented programming techniques

Test-driven development

GitHub

Tools

GitHub Actions

REST

JSON

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a Software Engineer within Mobile Playback, you’ll be joining a team of engineers developing our Media Player components, the core playback engine of all video and audio content across the BBC online. The BBC is recognised throughout the world for the quality of the content that we produce and the programmes that we broadcast. We are looking for high calibre developers with a passion for technology to help us transform the experience for our audience when consuming media in the digital age.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Mobile Playback Engineering, part of Media Services, is an integral part of the BBC's digital-first strategy, delivering consistent user experiences and core functionality across the BBC's mobile estate.

The media components we build are right at the heart of the BBC’s best loved products including iPlayer, Sounds, News and Sport to name just a few. Whether you’re catching up on last night’s episode of EastEnders, listening to Radio 1 or jumping right into live sporting action, our media player provides a robust, reliable, and consistent playback experience.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

As a Software Engineer your responsibilities will include feature development, ongoing product maintenance and upholding high standards of software quality. You will make a key contribution to the entire development lifecycle as part of a team that is committed to collaboration and continuous improvement.

We work across Android (Kotlin / Java) and iOS (Swift / Objective-C) so you will need significant experience writing software for at least one of these platforms. You will contribute to technical discussions and software design alongside the team, supporting our principles of code quality and clean architecture.

You will have a genuine enthusiasm for the future of technology in broadcasting and the difference you can make. Your commitment to ongoing learning and growth will be supported by cross-team groups, meet-ups, and chapters dedicated to areas like Android and iOS development, accessibility, security, software development practices, continuous delivery, and a wide range of other topics.

Essential

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in native mobile application development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Swift, or Objective-C.
• Solid foundation in object-oriented programming techniques and understanding of software design patterns.
• Demonstrable experience with test-driven development.
• Experience managing code using source control systems such as GitHub.
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Experience with continuous integration tools such as GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in integrating web services (REST, JSON) within a mobile environment.
• Experience in native mobile component API development and management.
• Experience with native mobile media player APIs and/or media streaming protocols (e.g., HLS, MPEG DASH).
• Familiarity with collaborative tools and practices such as bug tracking (e.g., Jira), wikis (e.g., Confluence), and pair programming.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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