Software Engineer in Test

Job title:

Software Engineer in Test

Company:

BBC

Job description

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Location: London Broadcasting House
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• An employer pension contribution of up to 10%
• 26 days’ annual leave (based on full time hours) + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell additional days
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and healthcare schemes
• Employee assistance and well-being programmes
• Learning and development tailored to your role – this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Disability Networks and many more.

Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, flexi-time and compressed hours can be requested.We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and especially welcome individuals from underrepresented groups.If you require any reasonable adjustments at any time, please let us know by contacting us on with the job reference in the subject.Job IntroductionBBC is one of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands. We’re looking for passionate Software Engineers in Test to join our fast-paced cross-discipline agile teams iterating on our key products.The iPlayer product teams are renowned and loved throughout the UK and the world. The BBC is a household name which delivers online content to more than 25 million people globally, and we are proud to say that we help make that magic happen!It is an exciting time to join the team as we have ambitious goals to be the number one online TV and audio service in the UK. The BBC is a place where your work impacts million users every day across our products. This role is an opportunity to work on software at a scale that is hard to find.Our Web teams work alongside the BBC’s television and radio networks to deliver innovative and exciting online experiences around some of the best audio and video content in the world. We’re multidisciplinary teams developing applications for the web on AWS using full-stack Javascript, following software engineering best practices and working in a Scrum-based agile fashion, shipping incrementally and often.Main Responsibilities

• Writing, running, and analysing automated acceptance tests
• Running manual and exploratory tests
• Improving existing automated acceptance tests
• Work closely with developers and other disciplines to design, develop & release working software (audience facing products + tools)
• Encourage best practices
• Review acceptance tests with developers
• Learn new technologies and adapt to change
• Promote skills and knowledge sharing

Are you the right candidate?

• Experience of developing automated acceptance tests, preferably in Typescript and JavaScript
• Knowledge of Playwright
• Experience and good understanding of Web technologies
• Agile team experience
• Developing software using TDD/BDD techniques
• Manual and exploratory testing of web-based products
• Passionate about developing automated solutions for test problems
• The ability to communicate efficiently verbally and in writing
• Passion for quality and audience experience
• Learning new software skills and work with new technologies
• Crossbrowser testing

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with CI or CD implementation
• Experience with cloud infrastructure
• Experience with performance or security testing
• Deployment experience – into test or live environments

Key Technologies we use

• Git for version control (we’re on Github)

• Codepipeline for Continuous Integration
• Amazon Web Services
• Our WebApps are built with node/react
• Selenium and Webdriver.io
• Exposure to accessibility testing

About the BBCThe 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.We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviors .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.To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click .DisclaimerThis 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.Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.For any general queries, please contact:RedeploymentThe BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.Information at a GlanceThis is your BBCAt the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.Life at BBCHere you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.You belongWe have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.Disability confidentWe are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss:APPLY NOWStartPlease wait…#BBCPUBLICSERVICEBBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.×Cookie Consent ManagerWhen you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.Required CookiesThese cookies are required to use this website and can’t be turned off.Show More DetailsRequired Cookies Provider Description Enabled
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Expected salary

£50000 – 56000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 23:38:00 GMT

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