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.
What you'll do
- As a Lead Developer, you will be supporting, leading and encouraging teams and individuals, helping them to be at their best.
- Build, support and improve coding standard methodologies to develop testable code at a high quality. Build a culture of collaboration within the engineering team and the rest of the digital organisation.
- Take part in key decisions to help guide the teams towards scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Working closely with the Strategy, Engineering, and Architecture team to help craft and implement Group strategies into the wider department.
- Encourage and champion agile ways of working, making efforts to ensure communication and collaboration is strong.
- An active part of the House leadership team, supporting the Senior Engineering Managers and Head of Technology.
- Help ensure sufficient support for the services and applications we support via the on-call rota and Line-managing, mentoring, coaching and leading your team.
- Contributing to the group OKRs and house delivery, defining and driving appropriate strategies and their adoption, within the squads and engineering team.
- Contributing towards larger, strategic, portfolio work, ensuring they meet our engineering principles.
What you'll bring
- Experience of collaborating with team members, squads and wider areas of Sky to find opportunities for collaboration and learning to help benefit Sky and the delivery of our products.
- A fundamental understanding of back-end focused technologies with commercial development experience in either PHP, Python or TypeScript
- Experience with all parts of the development process, including monitoring and observability, automated CI/CD pipelines and backend integrations while collaborating closely in a multi-functional team.
- Experience using TDD to deliver enterprise-quality code.
- Creativity and keenness to push forward internal development through participation in guilds, sharing knowledge, keeping on top of the newest technologies and encouraging an open, learning mentality.
Team overview
“Our team is responsible for building Sky Sports’ mobile and web applications. Having millions of users who come back day after day to access our incredible content. This is an excellent opportunity to use exciting technologies and work with some of the most dedicated and inspirational people you’ve ever worked with!” – Amy Bamber, Software Engineering Manager
Product Delivery
Want to deliver brilliant products and unmissable entertainment that grips millions of households? Our 1000 strong, Product Delivery team does everything from developing innovative AI technology to creating the best HDR viewing experience for TV products. From Sky Go to Sky Q & Sky Glass, we take our products to the next level and make them more agile and reliable with every release.
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.
Your office space
Leeds
Our spacious tech hub is less than a mile from Leeds train station. There’s plenty of parking in the surrounding streets and at the nearby CitiPark.
Need a break? You can blow off steam over a game of pool or table tennis, and stay fit at our subsidised gym.
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.