ABOUT BBC STUDIOS BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe. We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content. THE ROLE We are currently looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to manage our Studios Data Platform engineering team within Commercial Data Technology. The team are responsible for building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure of the platform, integrating SaaS products and building new software features to expand its capabilities. The Studios Data Platform team are responsible for the infrastructure, SaaS applications, software products and tooling that power the platform. You will be responsible for leading a small team of backend/fullstack oriented engineers, providing them with effective coaching and support to deliver high-quality software solutions. We care deeply about creating a culture and environment where people feel included and supported to contribute and do their best work, and we expect our team leads to help create and foster that environment. Some of the key responsibilities of this role: Recruit, mentor and manage an effective software engineering team. Help create an inclusive environment for your team, where everyone can contribute and do their best work. Lead your team in the design, development and operation of effective software that meets complex requirements for the immediate team and broader BBC Studios. Lead technical discussions and make well-informed technical decisions in the best interests of BBC Studios. Establish good working relationships with vendors and supporting the engineering department manager with getting the most value from our vendors. Collaborate closely with product leads to ensure the team is working in the most effective way possible, on the things that add the most value. Learn new technologies, keep up-to-date with existing technologies and help introduce them where appropriate. Collaborate with other leaders across your department and the wider business to foster a culture of engineering excellence and help drive the technical strategy of BBC Studios. Encourage your team to work beyond its boundaries with other teams in the BBC, sharing their knowledge and contributing to our shared engineering culture. Define, lead and encourage continuous improvement of the team's delivery and development processes. Deputise for the engineering department manager when required (with the support of your peers). WHAT DOES IT TAKE? We are looking for someone that has a background in developing high performance software solutions and either has people management experience or wants to make the first step into people management. That person is a strong communicator and has a collaborative approach to creating solutions to challenging problems and has demonstrable experience in supporting software engineers, helping them achieve their full potential in their roles. We don't expect you to have experience in all of these but the below gives examples of skills and practices we value: Experience line managing or leading a software engineering team with the design, implementation and operation of the software and/or architecture for a given project. Ability to recruit an effective software engineering team, with demonstrable experience creating a positive, inclusive culture within a team Strong experience in backend software engineering using general-purpose programming languages to write clean, well-documented, and testable code that meets business needs using techniques such as Test Driven Development. While this role is not required to be hands-on (feel free to get stuck in if you wish to), we do expect you to have experience of this in previous roles. Leading the QA and testing functionality of the team using automated testing techniques, such as end-to-end testing and contract tests. Leadership communication skills - A great candidate will be able to communicate as capably with your engineering team as non-technical senior stakeholders, to be able to collaborate, advise and influence effectively based on the audience. Experience operating cloud infrastructure at scale using best practices. Establishing effective DevOps techniques like CI/CD and effective monitoring. Experience leading the response to incidents using effective incident management techniques. The ability to lead on and encourage continuous improvement in the way your team works, introducing and implementing new tools, practices and processes to enable your team to be the best it can be. Curiosity and an openness to change - we are always learning new technologies and requirements can frequently change. If that energises you, you'll enjoy this opportunity! Experience of database design, performance optimisation, troubleshooting and awareness of cloud-based Big Data "data warehouse" systems such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or Athena. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 14922 Band: D Salary: £62,620 - £93,930 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract Type: Permanent Location: London - Television Centre Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Mix of working from home plus two/three days a week in the office). We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at with the job reference in the subject. We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you'll get from working in this role are: Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We're happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications. Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS 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 behaviours here. The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.
May 02, 2024
Full time
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe. We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content. THE ROLE We are currently looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to manage our Studios Data Platform engineering team within Commercial Data Technology. The team are responsible for building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure of the platform, integrating SaaS products and building new software features to expand its capabilities. The Studios Data Platform team are responsible for the infrastructure, SaaS applications, software products and tooling that power the platform. You will be responsible for leading a small team of backend/fullstack oriented engineers, providing them with effective coaching and support to deliver high-quality software solutions. We care deeply about creating a culture and environment where people feel included and supported to contribute and do their best work, and we expect our team leads to help create and foster that environment. Some of the key responsibilities of this role: Recruit, mentor and manage an effective software engineering team. Help create an inclusive environment for your team, where everyone can contribute and do their best work. Lead your team in the design, development and operation of effective software that meets complex requirements for the immediate team and broader BBC Studios. Lead technical discussions and make well-informed technical decisions in the best interests of BBC Studios. Establish good working relationships with vendors and supporting the engineering department manager with getting the most value from our vendors. Collaborate closely with product leads to ensure the team is working in the most effective way possible, on the things that add the most value. Learn new technologies, keep up-to-date with existing technologies and help introduce them where appropriate. Collaborate with other leaders across your department and the wider business to foster a culture of engineering excellence and help drive the technical strategy of BBC Studios. Encourage your team to work beyond its boundaries with other teams in the BBC, sharing their knowledge and contributing to our shared engineering culture. Define, lead and encourage continuous improvement of the team's delivery and development processes. Deputise for the engineering department manager when required (with the support of your peers). WHAT DOES IT TAKE? We are looking for someone that has a background in developing high performance software solutions and either has people management experience or wants to make the first step into people management. That person is a strong communicator and has a collaborative approach to creating solutions to challenging problems and has demonstrable experience in supporting software engineers, helping them achieve their full potential in their roles. We don't expect you to have experience in all of these but the below gives examples of skills and practices we value: Experience line managing or leading a software engineering team with the design, implementation and operation of the software and/or architecture for a given project. Ability to recruit an effective software engineering team, with demonstrable experience creating a positive, inclusive culture within a team Strong experience in backend software engineering using general-purpose programming languages to write clean, well-documented, and testable code that meets business needs using techniques such as Test Driven Development. While this role is not required to be hands-on (feel free to get stuck in if you wish to), we do expect you to have experience of this in previous roles. Leading the QA and testing functionality of the team using automated testing techniques, such as end-to-end testing and contract tests. Leadership communication skills - A great candidate will be able to communicate as capably with your engineering team as non-technical senior stakeholders, to be able to collaborate, advise and influence effectively based on the audience. Experience operating cloud infrastructure at scale using best practices. Establishing effective DevOps techniques like CI/CD and effective monitoring. Experience leading the response to incidents using effective incident management techniques. The ability to lead on and encourage continuous improvement in the way your team works, introducing and implementing new tools, practices and processes to enable your team to be the best it can be. Curiosity and an openness to change - we are always learning new technologies and requirements can frequently change. If that energises you, you'll enjoy this opportunity! Experience of database design, performance optimisation, troubleshooting and awareness of cloud-based Big Data "data warehouse" systems such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or Athena. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 14922 Band: D Salary: £62,620 - £93,930 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract Type: Permanent Location: London - Television Centre Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Mix of working from home plus two/three days a week in the office). We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at with the job reference in the subject. We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you'll get from working in this role are: Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We're happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications. Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS 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 behaviours here. The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.
We are a global digital business services organization with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. Our Consulting, Technology and Learning teams design and deliver transformational digital products and experiences that add value to our clients' businesses and to their customers' lives. Every day, across the world, our teams are pioneering faster, better ways to bring our client's most exciting ideas to life. Are you ready to make an impact? As a Senior FullStack Developer - Java/Angular at Emergn, you'll help us shape Emergn's exciting future and play an important role in our growth. Join our Java team, and let's make an impact together! We want you to: Develop a modern applications on Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Kafka, Angular; Participate in planning and estimation activities; Collaborate with the engineering team to design and launch new features; Treat about the quality covering your code with unit tests; Maintain code integrity and organization that delivers real business value; You're a perfect fit if you have: 4+ years of experience with Java. 3+ years of experience with Angular. Relevant experience with SQL, Spring and/or Spring Boot Very good English skills - written and spoken. What we offer: A comprehensive health and life insurance. A flexible work environment: you can work remotely or hybrid from one of our locations. Working with the latest tools (Mac or Windows) and technologies on meaningful client engagements. Career growth opportunities and a clear progression framework. Educational programs and opportunities of training and certification at the expense of the company. Local teambuilding activities and get-togethers. Two weeks per year for you to work from a location of your choice, expanding your horizons while staying connected to your team. Generous referral bonus program, quarterly and yearly company awards with financial incentives. 8 hours of paid volunteering. 23 vacation days yearly. The best part Emergn is a global digital business services firm with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. We partner with some of the world's most respected businesses, including Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and Global 2000 companies, to turn their most promising ideas into valuable digital products and customer experiences faster. Our experts work with clients to transform their business in three ways: Helping to better define their thinking , including shaping their product organization and clarifying and communicating their product strategy. Developing their people by delivering exemplary training in product management, modern ways of working, and leadership. Delivering their outcomes by building customer-centric products and customer experiences. Emergn's unique approach, Value, Flow, Quality (VFQ), combines the best of Agile, Lean, design thinking, and systems thinking to turn investments in new ways of working into tangible results. With a strong presence in over a dozen countries and headquarters in Boston (US) and London (EMEA), we're making an impact every day. Are you ready to make an impact? Join us today! About Emergn At Emergn, we're driven to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. We are enablers of ideas, champions of our client's vision and recognized experts at using innovation to help you better connect with customers. If we sound like a different type of services firm, that's because we are. Passionate about bringing ideas to market in the most impactful way, we help our clients place their customers at the heart of their business. Working with some of the world's most established, successful brands, we know how to turn challenges into opportunities and real-world problems into smart products and solutions.
May 01, 2024
Full time
We are a global digital business services organization with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. Our Consulting, Technology and Learning teams design and deliver transformational digital products and experiences that add value to our clients' businesses and to their customers' lives. Every day, across the world, our teams are pioneering faster, better ways to bring our client's most exciting ideas to life. Are you ready to make an impact? As a Senior FullStack Developer - Java/Angular at Emergn, you'll help us shape Emergn's exciting future and play an important role in our growth. Join our Java team, and let's make an impact together! We want you to: Develop a modern applications on Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Kafka, Angular; Participate in planning and estimation activities; Collaborate with the engineering team to design and launch new features; Treat about the quality covering your code with unit tests; Maintain code integrity and organization that delivers real business value; You're a perfect fit if you have: 4+ years of experience with Java. 3+ years of experience with Angular. Relevant experience with SQL, Spring and/or Spring Boot Very good English skills - written and spoken. What we offer: A comprehensive health and life insurance. A flexible work environment: you can work remotely or hybrid from one of our locations. Working with the latest tools (Mac or Windows) and technologies on meaningful client engagements. Career growth opportunities and a clear progression framework. Educational programs and opportunities of training and certification at the expense of the company. Local teambuilding activities and get-togethers. Two weeks per year for you to work from a location of your choice, expanding your horizons while staying connected to your team. Generous referral bonus program, quarterly and yearly company awards with financial incentives. 8 hours of paid volunteering. 23 vacation days yearly. The best part Emergn is a global digital business services firm with a mission to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. We partner with some of the world's most respected businesses, including Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and Global 2000 companies, to turn their most promising ideas into valuable digital products and customer experiences faster. Our experts work with clients to transform their business in three ways: Helping to better define their thinking , including shaping their product organization and clarifying and communicating their product strategy. Developing their people by delivering exemplary training in product management, modern ways of working, and leadership. Delivering their outcomes by building customer-centric products and customer experiences. Emergn's unique approach, Value, Flow, Quality (VFQ), combines the best of Agile, Lean, design thinking, and systems thinking to turn investments in new ways of working into tangible results. With a strong presence in over a dozen countries and headquarters in Boston (US) and London (EMEA), we're making an impact every day. Are you ready to make an impact? Join us today! About Emergn At Emergn, we're driven to improve the way people and companies work. Forever. We are enablers of ideas, champions of our client's vision and recognized experts at using innovation to help you better connect with customers. If we sound like a different type of services firm, that's because we are. Passionate about bringing ideas to market in the most impactful way, we help our clients place their customers at the heart of their business. Working with some of the world's most established, successful brands, we know how to turn challenges into opportunities and real-world problems into smart products and solutions.
As part of the Consumer Payments team at Affirm, you'll be working on Affirm's Payment Processing Network. These systems currently process billions of dollars in payments each year and are vital components in Affirm's platform. We are looking for highly motivated software engineers who are passionate about building high throughput, high availability systems that can grow alongside a high growth business. You will be working alongside multiple partner teams across Europe and the US to support feature development, international expansion as well as moving the dial on key financial metrics for the business. What you'll do Partner with product managers and stakeholders across the business to improve and expand our payments platform Develop a deep understanding of payment networks and the payments industry Work with partners and colleagues across the USA and Europe What we look for 4+ Years of experience as a software engineer Drive to change consumer financial services for the better Fluency in both backend and frontend development Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills Nice to have: Knowledge of, or willingness to work with, Kotlin as well as Typescript. Familiarity with payment processing principles and practices. Familiarity with Open Banking standards. Experience in technical leadership roles Pay Grade GBR30 Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range. GBR base pay range per year: Min: £97,000 Mid: £121,300 Max: £145,500 Location - Remote England
May 01, 2024
Full time
As part of the Consumer Payments team at Affirm, you'll be working on Affirm's Payment Processing Network. These systems currently process billions of dollars in payments each year and are vital components in Affirm's platform. We are looking for highly motivated software engineers who are passionate about building high throughput, high availability systems that can grow alongside a high growth business. You will be working alongside multiple partner teams across Europe and the US to support feature development, international expansion as well as moving the dial on key financial metrics for the business. What you'll do Partner with product managers and stakeholders across the business to improve and expand our payments platform Develop a deep understanding of payment networks and the payments industry Work with partners and colleagues across the USA and Europe What we look for 4+ Years of experience as a software engineer Drive to change consumer financial services for the better Fluency in both backend and frontend development Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills Nice to have: Knowledge of, or willingness to work with, Kotlin as well as Typescript. Familiarity with payment processing principles and practices. Familiarity with Open Banking standards. Experience in technical leadership roles Pay Grade GBR30 Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range. GBR base pay range per year: Min: £97,000 Mid: £121,300 Max: £145,500 Location - Remote England