Software Engineer in Test

at  BBC

JOB INTRODUCTION

We’re looking for a talented Software Engineer in Test to join our mobile app team(s) in Salford. Our mobile teams work collaboratively and cross-discipline to add or refine functionality to the BBC iOS and Android mobile applications, including BBC News, BBC Sport, BBC Weather, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
Our mobile apps are used by an ever-increasing audience who rely on the BBC to inform, educate and entertain them. We’re looking for people who are passionate about quality and developing creative technical solutions. As a Software Engineer in Test, you will work within your teams to make sure we do the right testing, at the right time, using the right technologies.
This is a great opportunity to join a high-performing digital department at the heart of the BBC. Our mobile teams are delivering one of the BBC’s top priorities to a diverse audience in a competitive space. You’ll learn how to build performant and accessible applications at scale in a collaborative and supportive environment, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

ABOUT THE BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Collaborate in shaping and implementation of test automation frameworks and delivery pipelines
• Implement native automation scripts using Swift & XCUI and Kotlin & Espresso
• Pair with Software Engineers and Testers to plan, define, and run automation tests
• Shape our automation frameworks and pipelines
• Running varied types of testing such as manual and exploratory testing
• Be a good communicator who can report on test-related issues and risks
• Learn new technologies and apply your learning to projects where appropriate
• Be a champion of all things Test related and learn from, and contribute to, the BBC test community
• Advocate for test process improvements
• Find and troubleshoot critical bugs and verify reported issues, identifying their underlying cause and seeing them through to resolution, liaising with other teams where appropriate