Software Engineering Specialist

Job Req ID: 33274

Posting Date: 15 May 2024

Function: Engineering

Unit: Networks

Location:

1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive with great benefits

Locations

London & Belfast

Job purpose

By bringing together the current TV & Broadband, mobile and voice organisations into the Converged Services Platform, BT is running one of the most innovative TV, sport and mobile platforms, working with the biggest and best global companies as customers and partners to provide enormous value and revenue for our business.

The role holder is responsible for leading software design, development and test within the BT Smart Hub development team. The core purpose of this role is to contribute to the development of BTs new broadband router software development strategy, in-sourcing the developing capability for our next generation hardware platforms.

The role holder will set the direction for technical developments of the Hub software backlog, utilising Agile development methodologies, in line with industry technical standards and the strategic needs of BT’s broadband product set. The role holder will be expected to act as a lead development engineer and point of contact for the wider TV & Broadband team and related component teams.

The role holder will work as part of an Agile software development team and will be expected to develop and deliver high quality code in support of BTs world class broadband products.

Key responsibilities

• Development team leadership with responsibility for the design and development of Hub software.

• Help drive BT’s strategic roadmap for Hub software and developing product requirements in support of the business needs and the capability of evolving technology.

• Technical leadership and development of software components.

• Driving test strategy best practices with a primary emphasis on automated testing

• Key contributor to the development of BT owned software components

• Prioritisation of design team activities in line with project developments, BT’s strategy, and product line requirements.

• Full accountability for the quality and delivery of own technical work.

• Receives assignments in the form of objectives.

• Establishes own milestones, team objectives and delegates assignments where applicable.

Skills required

• Demonstrable experience in embedded systems software design and development, using the C programming language.

• Experience in Linux kernel and driver development is preferred.

• Strong scripting skills, e.g. bash, Python

• Experienced team leader, able to motivate and direct others with prior line management experience, is preferred.

• Extensive expertise in building and debugging software for embedded systems development, with demonstrable experience of shell scripting, debugging tools, e.g. gdb.

• Use of code revision, issue tracking and continuous integration tools, e.g. git, Jira, Jenkins or Travis

• Understanding of the hardware and software constraints related to developing home gateways or similar consumer electronics systems

• An understanding of home gateway chipset capabilities and limitations, with an appreciation for low-level interfacing to the hardware

• Must be able to adopt new and emerging work methods to provide innovative solutions to meet client needs.

• Must have experience of working with Agile delivery methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban; iterative planning and task estimation is desirable.

• Product backlog management including task estimation

• Strong software networking experience

• Collaborative and innovative approach to problem solving

• Writing and maintaining software which supports multiple platforms

• Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment and Test Driven Development

• Automated test strategies

Benefits

Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career

25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

Life Assurance

Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%

Direct Share scheme

Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.

50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages BT TV, including TNT Sports and NOW entertainment

Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks

3 volunteering days per year

Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

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