Full Stack Engineer - Newsroom (12-month FTC)

Please note - for this role scheduled weekly hours is 45h, 5 days a week, with 3 days in the office.

We believe in better. And we make it happen.

Better content. Better products. And better careers.

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 a Full Stack Engineer, you will play a key role in building reliable, scalable, and efficient solutions that power our platforms. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong attention to detail.

What you’ll do:

• Design and build well-crafted, resilient applications that remain highly performant at scale and secure in production.

• Collaborate within a cross-functional, lean team, taking ownership of your deliverables while working closely with journalists, developers, and wider technology teams across the newsroom.

• Contribute to the team’s technical direction and help enhance its tools, workflows and engineering practices.

• Work with stakeholders to elicit requirements, and ensure there is enough information available to progress with development

• Champion high engineering standards and bring a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation to what you build.

• Bring a passion for automation and simplifying processes to optimise feature delivery

• Take an active role in key team activities such as planning, estimation and refinement.

• Embrace working with a broad and evolving technology stack, including (but not limited to) JavaScript, NodeJS, React, Circle CI, Docker / Podman.

What you’ll bring:

• Solid commercial experience and demonstrable understanding of JavaScript, NodeJS, React with experience in applying OOP paradigms in building scalable applications.

• Strong understanding of web architecture, including performance, scalability, security, and resilience, with experience optimising web applications.

• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (e.g. CircleCI, GCP buildpacks), orchestration and containerisation technologies (Docker) would be an asset.

• Testing framework experience, i.e. Cypress or Playwright and experience of testing methodologies, including unit-testing.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud or AWS. For example, experience with Cloud Functions, Cloud Run.

• Hands-on expertise with mapping platforms such as MapTiler and Leaflet would be a plus.

• Experience working with the NoSQL databases i.e. MongoDB would be beneficial.

• Comfortable working within Agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Kanban), with a collaborative approach and the ability to work independently, take initiative, and deliver to tight deadlines.

• Strong communication skills, the ability to explain and challenge ideas and enthusiasm for innovation.

Team overview

Sky News

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sky News team at the heart of the newsroom, where diverse technologies, disciplines, and skill sets come together in a dynamic and creative environment. Based at Sky Studios a vibrant hub of activity you’ll work alongside our 24-hour live TV studios, editorial teams across broadcast, digital and audio platforms. The team delivers a diverse range of technology solutions across multiple digital and broadcast platforms.

The rewards

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion & how you'll work

We are a Disability Confident 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.

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Please note that due to the nature of this role, it incorporates a 45 hour working week.

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.