# Why BBC Engineering aims to be recognized as a leading product and technology organization

DevFeed: [Why BBC Engineering aims to be recognized as a leading product and technology organization](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-s-time-we-all-started-thinking-of-bbc-s-engineering-as-one-of-the-best-in-the-world-19172.md>)

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Author: David Andrade

Published: 2022-02-23T15:28:25Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [BBC](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bbc.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>)

Tags: [bbc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bbc.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/products.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

The article presents the BBC's case for being regarded as a leading engineering organization. It describes the BBC as a product and technology company operating widely used digital products, video and audio streaming services, multilingual content, and cloud-based services, while emphasizing the complexity of its microservices estate and its public-service mission.

## Source excerpt

That's a bold statement I know, but let me explain exactly why I believe this is true, and why I'm so passionate about it. The BBC which is celebrating its centenary this year is like no other organisation in the world. Our job is simple, to ensure that it remains just as relevant in the future as it has been in the past. More specifically in software engineering, our vision is for the BBC to be as renowned for its engineering as it is for its content. For that, we have to further develop the idea of the BBC as a product and technology company. Imagine working in a team that develops and runs digital products that are used by millions of users every day. A team that is not only responsible for some of the biggest websites in the world but on top of that has one of the pioneering and most advanced video streaming services there is, available on hundreds of different devices, alongside an audio streaming service used by millions on a weekly basis. But that's not it, there are more services that are truly positioned to do good in the world like helping parents, teachers and kids get all the fun and information they need. Digital products which deliver unbiased news across the world, which join up communities across the UK, and which appear in multiple different languages for audiences at home and abroad. Digital products that are equally used to help you understand what's happening globally, the latest from the world of sport, to find out the weather outside your front door, and to provide a recipe for you to make this evening. That's what we do. That's our BBC.BBC New Broadcasting House -- London I won't lie to you, this is quite a complex operation but with our mission to inform, educate and entertain, we wouldn't have it any other way. We pride ourselves in our public service mission: delivering value to all audiences. The truth is that in the middle of this complexity there is huge opportunity and we continuously strive to improve, not only the quality of our audien