DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in a multi-site or distributed team
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience supporting live systems and contributing to incident resolution
• An interest in mentoring junior engineers or sharing knowledge with peers

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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.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join the Unified Content Catalogue team. You’ll play a key role in building the APIs and infrastructure that unify BBC content and metadata, enabling a wide range of BBC products and services.
This is a hands-on engineering role involving both implementation and technical problem-solving. You’ll work closely with engineers, architects, testers, and delivery colleagues to design and deliver high-quality, maintainable software that meets the BBC’s performance, reliability, and accessibility standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Build and deploy services using cloud technologies, especially AWS (Lambda, ECS, EKS, etc.).
• Work on event-driven and microservices architecture.
• Write automated tests and help maintain a healthy CI/CD pipeline.
• Contribute to the operational readiness of services, including monitoring, alerting, and on-call practices.
• Help ensure our systems are observable, reliable, and scalable in production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, delivery, and architecture.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and writing unit/integration tests as part of the development workflow.
• Take ownership of technical decisions, contributing to system design and coding best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and collaborative engineering culture.