Junior Technical Architect
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
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£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and BritBox is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Most likely code | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Location: London
Company: BritBox International
Reporting to: Principal Architect
Contract Type: Full Time/Permenant
About Us
BBC Studios’ Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business brings premium content directly to North American audiences through two distinctive streaming brands: BritBox and BBC Select.
BritBox, the ultimate streaming destination for British TV. We offer an unparalleled collection of thoughtfully curated entertainment—cleverly crafted and full of the charm, wit, and heart that define British storytelling.
Born from the BBC, our mission is to bring authentic British stories to our audiences. Launched in 2017, we are a small but mighty streamer that punches above our weight—available on every major platform and even featured among the bright lights of Times Square—and we’re just getting started.
BBC Select is a documentary streaming service that has been successfully operating since February 2021. It has established itself as the third-largest documentary streaming service in the US. With plans to expand through original commissions, territorial premieres, and new distribution platforms, BBC Select continues to serve a highly engaged audience that values educational, high-quality content. The integration of BBC Select into the DTC organization presents a strong opportunity to leverage shared capabilities, insights, and expertise to accelerate growth and enhance overall customer experience.
If you’re passionate about entertainment, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to play a meaningful role in our growth journey, this is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic Direct-to-Consumer business within BBC Studios, bringing the very best of British TV to fans everywhere.
Job Purpose
Working alongside the Principal Architect, the architects team and engineering teams, you will explore technical problems, build prototypes and contribute to designs across our services. You will receive guidance and mentoring, with room to take ownership as your skills develop.
This role suits a recent graduate or someone early in their engineering career who learns quickly, enjoys building things and wants to understand how software works at scale. Experience in streaming or OTT is a strong plus, but is not required.
Responsibilities
Architecture and engineering
- Help turn product and business requirements into practical technical designs.
- Build prototypes, investigate technical options and document your findings.
- Work with engineers to understand and improve the reliability, performance and security of our cloud services.
- Participate in architecture discussions and learn from experienced engineers and architects.
- Take initiative, ask thoughtful questions and follow through on the work you own.
Technical foundations
- A practical understanding of software development, APIs, databases and how services communicate in a distributed system.
- Hands-on cloud experience with AWS preferred, or Azure or GCP. University, personal and internship projects all count.
- The ability to write, read and debug code in at least one programming language.
- Advanced, practical use of AI coding tools beyond individual prompts, such as configuring agents, providing project context and building workflows that include testing and review.
- A project you can walk us through, explaining what you built, how AI contributed, what went wrong and how you verified the result.
- Experience or personal interest in OTT, media streaming or video platforms.
- Exposure to cloud deployment, containers or infrastructure as code.
- Experience building AI integrations using retrieval, tool calling or Model Context Protocol.
- You do not need previous architecture experience or a production portfolio. We welcome examples from university, personal projects, internships and open-source contributions. We are interested in how you think, what you have built and how you learn.
- Curiosity, initiative and the ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly.
- Clear communication, openness to feedback and a collaborative approach.
Our BritBox Global Values not only represent our culture but also ensure that we have principles that shape everything we do. Defined by our employees, they are not just words on a page, but the foundation of how we work together, every day.
Our values have been cascaded into specific behaviours, which are embedded into all of our people processes, including hiring, onboarding, performance evaluation and feedback.
We are proud of our values and seek to hire people who resonate with them
This job spec is not exhaustive and may change from time to time in line with the evolving nature of a dynamic and growing business.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with BritBox, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (SOC 2133) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~187k in sample- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. BritBox holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.