Senior AI Developer — content discovery & personalization

BBC is hiring a Senior Senior AI Developer — content discovery & personalization on the BBC R&D & digital team (Hybrid · London, United Kingdom). This is a hands-on role in NLP & language AI—not a generic “AI enthusiast” post.

You will own language understanding, generation, and quality metrics end to end: problem framing, offline evaluation, safe rollout, and iteration from production signals. Success is measured with clear metrics (quality, latency, cost, or business KPIs)—not slide decks alone.

The **BBC** is the UK's public service broadcaster, reaching hundreds of millions globally through iPlayer, News, Sounds, and World Service digital products.

Senior AI Developer (London hybrid): power **recommendations**, **search ranking**, **metadata enrichment**, and **responsible GenAI** assistants for editorial and audience teams.

You will balance innovation with **editorial standards**, **impartiality**, and **audience trust** — constraints that shape every model release.

About the BBC

• UK public service institution funded primarily by the licence fee; mission-driven product culture.
• BBC R&D and digital teams pioneer media tech — from voice to personalized feeds.
• Broadcasting House (W1A) anchors London tech hubs with hybrid working patterns.

What you will do

• Improve personalization and discovery across iPlayer, Sounds, and News apps.
• Build NLP pipelines for tagging, summarization, and accessibility (with human oversight).
• Design evals for bias, safety, and editorial policy before any GenAI surface ships.
• Document models for internal governance and cross-team reuse.

Stack & environment

• Python, PyTorch, NLP toolkits, SQL, Docker on AWS/Azure hybrid cloud.
• Hybrid London (Portland Place); collaboration with Salford and Bristol tech hubs.

What we look for

• Media, search, or recommender systems experience preferred.
• Understanding of responsible AI and stakeholder communication in regulated contexts.
• Right to work in the UK.