Lead Software Engineer (Golang)

We don’t just believe in better. 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, Sky Stream 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.  

Role/Team overview   

This role sits in a business-critical domain responsible for application distribution and orchestration across the Sky Europe estate, reaching tens of millions of customer devices. The team is shaping a modern, aligned capability across Comcast, Sky and Comcast syndication partners globally, with a focus on scalable platforms, reliable delivery and strong engineering ownership.  

What you’ll do   

• Lead the architecture, design and delivery of full-stack products and services, using Go for backend systems and TypeScript/React for frontend applications in Kubernetes platform and AWS environment 

• Own technical direction for significant areas of the team’s work, shaping architecture, improving system design, and reducing long-term maintenance and operational cost 

• Drive engineering quality across the lifecycle, including testing strategy, security, CI/CD, observability, release safety, and reliability of live systems 

• Resolve complex technical risks, cross-team dependencies, and production issues, and lead improvements based on incidents, operational gaps, and delivery friction 

• Build alignment across engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders, helping teams make sound decisions and deliver against mid- to long-term goals 

• Raise standards through mentoring, technical leadership, reusable patterns, and improvements that increase team effectiveness beyond your immediate area 

What you’ll bring    

Essential criteria:    

• Strong commercial experience architecting, building and operating full-stack applications on Kubernetes and AWS at scale  

• Strong backend development experience in Go and strong frontend development experience in TypeScript with a modern framework or library  

• Experience leading architecture and delivery for complex distributed systems and customer-facing platforms  

• Strong experience with testing strategy, CI/CD, observability, release engineering, incident management and reliability improvement in production environments  

• Experience driving technical standards, mentoring engineers and influencing engineering decisions across teams  

• Strong judgement, communication skills and the ability to balance business goals, technical quality, delivery speed, risk and long-term maintainability  

Desirable skills and experience:   

• Experience working in large-scale consumer, platform or media environments  

• Experience modernising or evolving platform architectures incrementally  

• Experience shaping engineering practices around AI-assisted software development workflows 

Benefits and perks   

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

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema     

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution   

• Private healthcare with mental health support    

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance    

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect    

• Sharesave and Tech schemes    

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences   

How you’ll work   

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2 days in the office per week.   

Your office base    

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.  

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles. 

Who we are  

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.  

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're 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 as early as you can.   

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.    

  To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position. 

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