Engineering Manager (Java)

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Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.

We turn big ideas into the products, content, and services millions of people love.

And we do it all right here at Sky.

As the Engineering Manager within Global Streaming's GPE - Discovery Engineering department you will be overseeing deliverables, establishing agile practices, setting technical direction, and driving the delivery of high-quality, scalable, reliable microservices. You will be working on applications within the Atom CMS support Global Streaming’s OTT Propositions Globally - Peacock, Showtime, Showmax and Now/Wow - which are supporting 24 million customers across more than 70 territories.

What you'll do

• Manage a cross-functional team of analysts, engineers, and SREs, and work together to solve problems and unblock delivery.

• Set & manage a day-to-day team operations including standups, planning, people management, recruitment, and other activities to ensure smooth running of the team

• Drive component delivery from beginning to production in a practical/timely manner, involve key stakeholders and maintain open communication.

• Manage operations and production support of team services.

• Drive high engineering standards through hands-on experience, defining and reporting on SLOs/SLAs, and ensuring application quality.

• Collaborate across architecture, engineering, infrastructure, reliability, and product teams, and run workshops to ensure solutions meet customer needs with smooth integrations.

What you'll bring

• Experience working on OTT technologies

• Experience in projects/programmes delivery, as well as operations/support in the team

• Demonstrated ability to deliver with exceptional engineering practices, having hands-on experience with:

- JVM languages, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, relational databases, Kafka.

- Coding standards, TDD, BDD.

- CI/CD with automated testing and deployments.

- Microservices architecture with tooling for high availability and reliability.

- Delivery and operations focusing on scale, reliability, and observability.

• Applied knowledge of LEAN methodologies and best approaches to deliver goals e.g. Scrum, Kanban, iterative delivery, continuous improvement

• Excellent communication skills, and being able to convey ideas clearly with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Practical experience in daily problem solving within a team, encouraging innovative ideas whilst negotiating practicalities to keep the team moving to deliver.

• People management, including fostering team harmony, setting goals, and regular feedback.

Team overview

Global Streaming Technology

Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US, Showmax in Africa and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.

Your office space

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.

We'd love to hear from you

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.

But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.

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.