AddressWant to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
We are looking for a skilled Senior Software engineer who has excellent software development skills and a good team player. You will be working on products underway or planned to begin within the upcoming weeks/months. Duties will include developing quality software for review, release and integration into designated environments. You will work closely with development team members, scrum masters, product owners, stakeholders and across departments to gather requirements and deliver value via software. You will be passionate about technology with a willingness to contribute to team and product improvement. The environment is fast paced and dynamic, so exploration and evaluation are a key attribute of the individual as new requests come in day by day.
If elections, world climate, cost of living, PGA, Women Super League to name a few appeals then you can make a difference with your blend of skills.
What you'll do:
- Create software solutions for use within Sports and News
- Interface with data providers content to ingest, store, transform and distribute
- Work with stakeholders outside of the development team to gather requirements and present viable solutions
- Use knowledge of scrum framework to contribute to team maturity and evangelise the values of Agile
- Have a keen eye for design aspects e.g. frontend Web UI or creative assets
What you'll bring:
- Hands-on programming experience using (some): HTML, CSS, React, REST, GraphQL, NodeJS, TypeScript, C#, .Net framework/Core, Apollo, Hotchocolate Redux, MongoDB, MSSQL.
- An Agile mindset
- Demonstratable hands-on experience with Cloud (GCP, AWS and or Azure), Modern web development workflows (NPM, Webpack), Continuous integration (ideally with Git/Concourse CI)
- The ability to prioritize activities and deliver to commitments.
- Creative in your thinking to build creative solutions to complex problems
- API-first development experience
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
Team Overview
CONTENT TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Our Content Technology and Innovation team delivers high-quality content to homes, customer devices, businesses and commercial partners across our European markets. With over 2500 colleagues from around the world, we combine our strategic insights, engineering know-how and operational excellence to use the most innovative technologies to create and distribute our award-winning content.
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Your Office Base
Osterley
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.
We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
