Software Engineering Apprenticeship - Level 6 - London
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Job Requisition ID: 55682 Job Closing Date: 24 November 2026 London, GBR, W1A 1AA
London, GBR, W12 7TP
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 40 months
Department: Media Technology
Location: London - London Broadcasting House, London - The Light House
Salary: £ 24,650 (+ £5,441 London Weighting)
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, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.
WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?
As an apprenticewithinour team, you will be right at the heart of the BBC's digital first world, developing andmaintainingthe 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, theminute-by-minutedrama 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'sthe platform you helped build that makes it happen.
- You will learn to handle the massivedigitalchallenge of running services that have to be fast, reliable, and available 24/7.
- You will be working with worldclasssoftwareengineersto evolve the platform, ensuring the BBCremainsat the forefront of digital media.
You’vegot to be interested now, right?
Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC YouTube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM?
Platform Evolution Team
Platform Experiences is part of BBC’s WebCore platform. We build, improve, and maintain the frontend and middleware that power the BBC products on web, including BBC News, Sport and iPlayer.
Our work ranges from developing new features and improving user experiences to modernising technology, improving performance and reliability, and making our platforms more efficient. We build shared solutions that support multiple BBC products, meaning our work can have an impact on millions of users.
As a Software Engineering Apprentice, you’ll be an active member of our multidisciplinary team, working alongside eight software engineers, a Software Engineering Team Lead, and colleagues specialising in Product Management, User Experience (UX) and Testing.
You contribute to real projects from the start, gaining hands‑on experience building and maintaining frontend and middleware applications using technologies such as React.js, Node.js, Typescript, and AWS. You’ll be involved in the full software development lifecycle, including designing solutions, writing code, participating in peer code reviews, testing, investigating problems and deploying improvements to BBC products used by millions of people.
You’ll be supported by experienced engineers through mentoring, collaboration, and regular feedback, while developing your technical skills, problem‑solving abilities, and confidence in taking ownership of your work.
Media Services Team
As an apprentice in Media Services, you will immediately see your work impact millions by ensuring the flawless delivery of all BBC video and audio online - from live events to podcasts.
You will gain direct experience with pioneering cloud technologies operating at massive scale. Our supportive environment offers dedicated mentorship and essential professional growth, providing the foundation you need to launch a successful software engineering career.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
Asa SoftwareEngineer apprentice (SED27), thisisabrilliant opportunityto 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 solutiondevelopment 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, frominceptionto delivery.
You’llstudy for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning bothon-and-off-the-job.This means on successful completion of theapprenticeship,you will beawardedwithan Undergraduate Degree (Bachelor of Science with Honours)in Digital and Technology Solutions Professional (Software Engineer pathway) from a UKUniversity,andyou will be supported to find a job role within the BBC’sTechnologyor Product deliveryteams.
For more information on what you will study during the scheme, please see the Software Engineering degree apprenticeship standard.
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
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