Job profile

Salary: £52,386 - £61,647 per annum 

Permanent Contract, Full Time

We are looking for a talented software developer to join the BFI Player features team, building out the platform for our next-generation streaming service.  Your focus will be on backend functionality and integrations, so we are looking for someone with excellent PHP skills and professional experience with frameworks such as Laravel and Drupal.  You will be fully involved with technical design and scoping and work closely with other members of our small, friendly team. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• To produce high quality software, applying robust software engineering practices. 

• To ensure all code is properly commented and documented, and complies with relevant coding standards. Ensure that all UI development conforms to appropriate accessibility standards. 

• To play a full part in work planning sessions, discussing technical details and estimating work involved, proactively building understanding of requirements. 

• Provide third line support for live services in line with escalation policies, to include out of business hours on a scheduled basis. 

We are looking for candidates who have: 

• In depth knowledge of web development languages and frameworks with a demonstrable ability to learn new technologies quickly. The BFI’s technology stack includes PHP, Laravel, Drupal, Javascript and React 

• Experience of integrating with third party platforms, such as for payments, email delivery video delivery, would be an advantage 

• Experience using source control systems such as Git as well as tools such as Github, Jira and Confluence as part of a development workflow. 

• An agile approach to software development with an understanding of the principles and practices involved 

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description. 

About the BFI  

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow. 

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.  

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.  

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by clicking the links to the left.

Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.  

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Thursday, 12 December 2024 

First interviews will be held on Tuesday, 07 January 2025 

Second interviews will be held on Monday, 13 January 2025