I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at BBC in Jan 2023
Interview
Two part interview process. Heavily competency based interview questions, evidence based, a lot of discussion on DevOps. Questions around current development practises, team working. I had to prepare a diagram of an architecture I'd worked on, and I had to talk about various parts of that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Heavily competency based interview questions, evidence based, a lot of discussion on DevOps. Questions around current development practises, team working.
Two interviews, both technical. A task was assigned beforehand, on which questions were asked on during. Example, review the code and give insights, or review this project scope and propose a solution
I applied online. I interviewed at BBC (Salfords, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
The interview consisted of a same-day assessment. It included a one-hour technical pair programming session, followed by a short 15-minute break, and then a one-hour behavioural interview focused on experience and teamwork.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain the system architecture of an application that you have worked on?
I interviewed at BBC (Salford, North West England, England)
Interview
They asked structured questions, they expect structured answers with examples of experience despite them interviewing on potential. It's difficult to gage what they expect, any distraction from the structure puts you at a negative.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you dealt with trying to get buy in for an idea