Principal Software Engineer

at  BBC

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: 21307
Band: Band D
Salary: Up to £81,000
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Newcastle

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

The following criteria are what we would like to see in our candidates.

ABOUT THE BBC

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DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

JOB PURPOSE

We are looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer to join the Insight Tooling department within our Data Platform area. Our teams build products that empower the BBC to make data-informed decisions. These tools provide insights into how our content and products are performing with our audiences, enabling teams across the BBC to make informed decisions that enhance the audience experience.
We do a combination of back-end development on data pipelines and infrastructure built using mainly AWS, and we develop user-centric front-end products using React, Typescript, and Node. We provide information to teams across the business about how well their products are performing against the metrics that matter most to them.
The BBC Engineering community is a dynamic and supportive one, and there are frequent opportunities to collaborate across the organisation. Our Engineers are all encouraged to do 10% time, which typically takes the form of a hackday every two weeks where they can work on pet projects and personal development.
This is a great opportunity to join a high-performing team at the heart of transforming the BBC into an insight-led organisation. It is a role that will allow you to help set the engineering approach and strategy for this area.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Definition and ownership of the Insight Tooling technical roadmap as a part of Engineering Leadership.
• Help the teams in Insight Tooling adopt a strategy of utilising reusable component-based design patterns.
• Support different teams across Insight Tooling in a hands-on capacity where needed, writing code alongside other engineers.
• Coordinate infrastructure and performance work across missions in Insight Tooling
• Lead on overall technical strategy, communicate decisions to the team and external stakeholders and share rationales.
• Operate across multiple Epics and Features, providing support and guidance.
• Advocate for Engineering best practice and architectural principles.
• Coach and mentor less experienced engineers.

In addition, you will:

• Represent Insight Tooling in the wider BBC Engineering community.
• Understand and stay abreast of developments in the broader industry, bringing knowledge back to the team.
• Lead on Product Group Engineering initiatives involving teams outside of Insight Tooling.
• Knowledge share with BBC teams working in in similar spaces.
• Co-ordinate Engineering initiatives with Insight Tooling client teams.
• Define and consult on requirements for Insight Tooling products.
• Provide advice, estimates and feasibility on initiatives in Discovery.