Software Engineering Degree Apprenticeship - Level 6 - Glasgow

An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.

We have an amazing opportunity for anyone with a Software Engineering background who’s looking to develop, maintain and deliver apps and websites used by millions every day - with first class training and career development available, in a truly supportive environment! 

We’re on the lookout for people with a?passion for coding and software development to?work alongside our Software Engineers and Team Leads, supporting them along with developing software and services for our journalists, producers and corporate teams, helping them to work and deliver content and products efficiently.  

You’ve got to be interested now, right? 

Main Responsibilities

What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?

As a Software Engineering Apprentice, you’ll be placed in a front-end, back-end or full-stack team and learn to use agile planning and delivery practices like pairing, code, documentation reviewing and continuous delivery. 

You’ll practice quality control, write automated tests and work with others to integrate software with monitoring and support tools. 

We’ll need you to help troubleshoot and resolve issues throughout the product life cycle, including out of hours support (with support from others in the team). Learn and use the team's agile planning and delivery process. 

All of this while also studying for a Level 6 Software Engineering qualification from a Glasgow University

Where could the role take you?

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will be awarded a BSc Honours degree in IT:Software Development at SCQF Level 10 from Glasgow University and you will be supported to find a job role within the BBC’s Technical or Product delivery team. 

This scheme starts in September 2025, and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme is 48 months. 

Great Software Engineering Apprentices are those who can demonstrate they: 

Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating  

Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time 

Have a calm and focused approach to changing circumstances  

Have a keen interest in the BBC and how people consume content, bursting with fresh ideas to introduce new perspectives   

Are an enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working  

An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business. 

We have an amazing opportunity for anyone with a Software Engineering background who’s looking to develop, maintain and deliver apps and websites used by millions every day - with first class training and career development available, in a truly supportive environment! 

We’re on the lookout for people with a?passion for coding and software development to?work alongside our Software Engineers and Team Leads, supporting them along with developing software and services for our journalists, producers and corporate teams, helping them to work and deliver content and products efficiently.  

Benefits

• A starting salary of £21,840 
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy?and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK) 
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development 
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals 
• A 35-hour working week, 25 days of annual leave and a defined pension scheme. Plus discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 

Salary: £21,840 

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 

Location: Glasgow