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BBC iPlayer | London | Fulltime | On Site | Back-End Software Engineer | 33k - 49k The job description is pretty much on point - we're a small team of 4 engine
by niklasrde 8y ago
BBC iPlayer | London | Fulltime | On Site | Back-End Software Engineer | 33k - 49k
The job description is pretty much on point - we're a small team of 4 engineers (one of whom is me). We build the API for iPlayer, which is used by the Mobile Apps, TV Apps and the Website.
We're heavily investing into personalisation and experimentation at the moment, working closely across all three platforms and finding the best ways to promote the right content to each user individually at the right time and in the right way. Another focus this year is on Live events, and Music, Sports and News content. There is scope to have a real impact on the product and consulting with architects and product managers.
Our tech stack is mostly Node.js, with several dozen microservices. We manage a couple hundred EC2 instances, dozens of Redis caches and databases, and half a dozen Postgres databases, with code deployed directly to production every day.
We have 10% time, as well as days dedicated to personal objectives, and some working from home days.
Full job description: https://careershub.bbc.co.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=34164 https://careershub.bbc.co.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?...
And some more background about how we work: https://iplayer.engineering/the-tech-stack-that-powers-bbc-iplayer-471575318e2a https://iplayer.engineering/the-tech-stack-that-powers-bbc-i...
- robertcorey 8y ago50k a year in a city with similar cost of living as San Fran wow
- niklasrde 8y agoI doubt any engineer is at the BBC for the money. I wish I could change it, my boss wishes he could change it; it's just the sad and ugly truth.
- skellera 8y agoI assume it’s GBP? If it is, you should make that clear. I think most people here assume USD if it isn’t otherwise said.
- newintellectual 8y ago$42k - $62k. So pathetic and incapable of supporting any decent life in London. It appears that almost all of the UK job listings are way underpaid, likely because companies can get away with it historically. I'd like to see some aggressive VC funded companies from Germany and Switzerland, and the U.S. and Singapore etc., swoop in and grab the top talent in London and elsewhere in the U.K.
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