Job Specifications
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 40 months
Department: Product Group, Broadcast and End-User Technology, Research and Development (R&D)
Location: Salford - Dock House, Salford - Quay House
Salary: £22,950
COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?
Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?
As an apprentice within our team, you will be right at the heart of the BBC's digital first world, developing and maintaining the systems that audiences rely on every single day.
Imagine this: The code you write helps deliver the suspense of EastEnders on iPlayer, the freshest tracks on Sounds, the minute-by-minute drama of a breaking news story, or the thrill of a live goal on Sport.
Your code, millions of users
Your work directly delights millions of people every week. When they tune in to a podcast, catch up on the news, or stream a live event, it's the platform you helped build that makes it happen.
You will learn to handle the massive digital challenge of running services that have to be fast, reliable, and available 24/7.
You will be working with world class software engineers to evolve the platform, ensuring the BBC remains at the forefront of digital media.
You’ve got to be interested now, right?
To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM?
As a Software Engineering (SED26) Apprentice, you’ll be placed in a front-end, back-end or full-stack team and learn to use agile planning and delivery practices like pairing, code, documentation reviewing and continuous delivery.
You’ll practice quality control, write automated tests and work with others to integrate software with monitoring and support tools.
We’ll need you to help troubleshoot and resolve issues throughout the product life cycle with support from others in the team.
You will work on real projects that power our world-renowned digital products, including BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport and BBC News. You will also contribute to the services that underpin these platforms, all within a collaborative and inclusive environment.
BBC R&D’s dedicated AI Research team explores and advances the use of AI / ML across the organisation. This team collaborates closely with other Applied Research Areas within BBC R&D, as well as with BBC Product and Technology teams and senior business leaders across the business, to drive innovation and accelerate the adoption of AI / ML based innovation.
You'll be joining the Engineering Team within AI Research where we work across all of our projects, with a focus on writing software to deploy utilise the latest AI models, provision GPU accelerated hardware and work with various cloud platforms.
Throughout your apprenticeship you will be supported by a dedicated buddy, an experienced manager and a scheme specialist, each committed to helping you grow both personally and professionally. Together they will guide your development and help you to progress towards a successful career as a software engineer.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
As a Software Engineering apprentice (SED26), this is brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will:
Gain hands-on experience in the beating heart of the BBC’s software engineering teams responsible for TV, audio, online, and digital platforms.
Develop your understanding of how the BBC’s existing apps and websites are fit for purpose, ranging from analysis, design, code, build, test, implementation, and support.
Develop your knowledge and skills on how to apply software engineering principles to all stages of the solution development life cycle, from gathering code and data requirements and ensuring they are secure.
You will gain a new understanding on how to ensure the quality and reliability of software through rigorous testing and quality control practices.
You will explore considerations and how to tackle troubleshooting concerns, guided by your team.
You will play a part in ground-breaking complex projects, in alignment with the BBC’s Digital First strategy, from inception to delivery.
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job.
For more information on the apprenticeship standard you will be studying, please visit this link.
Your Skills And Eligibility
We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experienc
About the Company
The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster.
We’re impartial and independent, and every day we create distinctive, world-class programmes and content which inform, educate and entertain millions of people in the UK and around the world.
We do this across:
- A portfolio of television services, including the UK’s most-watched channel BBC One, the pioneering online youth service BBC Three, and our multi award-winning channels for children, as well as national and regional television programmes and services acros...
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