Senior Software Engineer

Sky UK
Isleworth, UK
11 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Design of User Interfaces Node.Js Regression Testing Next.js TypeScript Web Applications ReactJS
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Concourse Playwright Graphql React Redux Jenkins

Job description

Join a team that facilitates the journey between customers and our third-party partners (Amazon, Charter US, Telekom and more) across all of our propositions (Peacock, NOW, WOW and SkyShowtime). You’ll work project-to-project using React, Typescript and NextJS, shaping new partner onboarding, UI/UX improvements, performance enhancements, using AI-driven tooling that keeps our platforms ahead of the competition. This role sits at the heart of what enables Sky to scale, innovate and deliver seamless customer experiences across our streaming ecosystem., * Create extremely well-crafted front-end web applications using React.js and Redux

  • Write resilient code that will be continuously tested, deployed and performed at scale
  • Test front end application e2e with unit, functional, integration, visual regression and lighthouse testing
  • Be part of a self-organising and cross functional Agile team, building high traffic eCommerce and Service web applications for Sky and NBCU’s OTT products - such as NOW, WOW, PeacockTV and SkyShowtime
  • Contribute to the team’s technical direction and the improvement of its tools and processes
  • Ensure that the code written is in line with the department technical strategy - performant, resilient, secure and well monitored and alerted web applications

Requirements

  • Solid commercial experience in React, TypeScript and NextJS development
  • Good understanding of development best practices such as TDD, visual regression testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery
  • Good understanding of/experience with CI tools (Jenkins, Concourse) and testing frameworks
  • Experience with optimising web applications in areas such as performance, accessibility, security and resilience
  • Ability and enthusiasm to push for new improvements across the code base and influence/learn from a large community of developers, * Experience with other development languages, frameworks and testing frameworks such as NodeJS, GraphQL and Playwright

Benefits & conditions

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 , 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

About the company

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., 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.

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