Fullstack Software Engineer

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, 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.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Content Platforms team at Sky.  As a Software Engineer you will be working with a dedicated and talented team, building and supporting mission critical systems that help ensure all our amazing content reaches our customers on products such as Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Go and NOW. 

What you'll do: 

• Help to build Cloud based services and applications that form part of our Group Content Platform. 

• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from initial analysis & design to implementation (using C# & Java) and post launch support. 

• Contribute to and maintain the platform on which the service runs, including the full path to production. 

• Enhance and support existing production applications/platform and once sufficiently trained, provide 3rd line support for production services.  

• Responsible for helping shape and contributing to the technical direction, while delivering day-to-day in a delivery team. 

• Design, develop, test and support new micro-service applications; that scale predictably, promote maintainability and extensibility. 

• Collaborate with analysts, developers and testers within a dynamic scrum team and be actively involved in all aspects of the agile delivery cycle. 

• Maintain and contribute to software delivery principles and guidelines based on internal Sky standards and industry best-practice. 

What you'll bring: 

• Extensive system development knowledge with .NET (C#), SQL (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., Couchbase, MongoDB). 

• Applied knowledge of software engineering best practice and software development methodologies (e.g., XP, Scrum, design patterns, SOLID principles, Test Driven Development, Object Oriented design and implementation, APIs (REST etc.)). 

• Applied knowledge of JavaScript, web front-end technologies. (React/Redux, node.js etc.) 

• Knowledge of using/setting up automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes etc.), as well as experience with configuration and build tools (e.g., Jenkins, Octopus deploy, TeamCity and GitHub). 

• Hands-on experience working with automated testing frameworks (e.g. Pytest, Groovy, Spock, etc.). 

• Experience working with systems that communicate asynchronously using message-oriented-middleware such as ActiveMQ or Kafka as well as familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to quickly adapt to unfamiliar domains and technologies and a strong drive to continuously improve the systems we work with.  

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  

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.  

Where you'll work: 

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’s 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: 

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.  

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. 

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team 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 #LifeAtSky on 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.