Software Engineering Team Lead

Description:

We want the BBC to be as renowned for the quality of its engineering as it is for the quality of its content. We aspire to be the best, so that we can engineer outstanding digital products, at scale.

Are you looking for a role that builds on your experience of engineering systems? Are you passionate about helping engineering teams do their best work? Do you care deeply about engineering principles, and the craft of Software Engineering? Would you like to work on websites and services that are used by millions of people each day?

If so, this opportunity could be for you.

We are currently looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead for our Insight Portal team. This team are a full-stack team that have a mission to deliver near real-time insights to our colleagues across the BBC, so they can make data informed decisions. Their work helps support the BBC in ensuring we are delivering value to all of our audience and that we are able to make great decisions about everything we do. This team is a cross-discipline team, who are building not only the front-end experiences used by teams in the BBC, but also building the infrastructure and data products required. They is part of a wider group of teams working on data insight tooling in our Data Platform department that includes teams looking at experimentation and editorial insights.

You will be someone who has a passion for leading world class engineering teams and developing, guiding and mentoring people. You will have a background in Software Engineering and have experience of delivering products and services that adhere to engineering best practices. You will have strong knowledge of building, deploying and maintaining systems, products and services, utilising a number of different technologies, tools and practices.

At the BBC, you will be working in partnership with the other supportive roles in the team, to deliver best in class product experiences, drive forward our technologies and support your engineers. You will be supported by the senior colleagues within your area to enable you to build and develop your team and the people within it.