Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe’s leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

Team Overview:

Our Global OTT team develops and supports technologies for Sky, globally. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that engaging large, diverse audiences with premium entertainment is possible. Our vision is to deliver the world’s best entertainment.

“Core Video is the backbone of Sky and Comcast’s video streaming products. Our SDK drives video playback for services like NOW, Sky Sports, Peacock (US) and others, reaching over 10 million users. Our job is to provide common functionality across all these services, which include streaming technology, video playback and analytics, all built in a reliable, scalable and efficient way. We own the internally open-source code that is used by a large number of application teams on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Samsung TV, LG TV, PlayStation, Xbox, Roku and more!” – Engineering Manager

What you’ll do:

• Build new features and maintain existing solutions within the SDK
• Develop on a range of devices to ensure the SDK behaves consistently across the board
• Contribute to planning and architecture of new features and see them through to release
• Help us to maintain a high standard in the team by taking part in code reviews, technical discussions and suggesting improvements
• Come up with elegant solutions to deliver features and fixes in time, while keeping the codebase stable and maintainable
• Help application teams integrate with the SDK and support them with your know-how of video streaming and video playback in diagnosing issues

What you‘ll bring:

• A strong understanding of software design and development principles, coupled with the ability to provide constructive and objective feedback
• An expert-level understanding of JavaScript – additional strong knowledge of a statically typed language such as TypeScript, Java or C# would be a plus (we use TypeScript)
• A deep understanding of how to build and maintain highly usable and reliable libraries
• Demonstrable skill in building expertise in complex domains – existing knowledge of video streaming or developing for embedded systems would be a plus
• The pragmatism and ability to work quickly in an existing codebase without accruing technical debt as well as to raise others to the same standard
• The ability to communicate effectively and explain complex problems in a simple way
• A preference for collaborating with others, both inside and outside the team
• Beautiful unit tests

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
• Generous pension package and private healthcare plan
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight courses
• A permanent, secure contract from the start (no probationary period)

The Office:

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, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants 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.

Flexible Working:

We don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to support our people as much as we can with flexible working.

Especially during these challenging times, we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. We’re currently recruiting through a fully remote interview process and you’ll also be able to start work with us remotely. But you’ll need to be living in the UK at the time of start and able to work freely in the country.

If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruiter, Wander Amorim, who will be happy to support you.

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 #LifeAtSkyacross social media.

A job you love to talk about

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.