Better content. Working in Tech, Product at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile and Sky TV products, we never stand still. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. Sky is looking to hire a hands-on Senior Java Developer to join our UK&I Technology team. In this role you will design, build, deploy software that is used at the forefront of the television broadcasting industry, that reaches millions of customers worldwide.
As a Senior Java developer you will:
Serve as a technical role model, leading innovative and continuous improvement initiatives across distributed software systems.
Provide technical leadership, driving the development and maintenance of cutting-edge software applications while guiding project discussions.
Play an important role in technical decision-making, conducting code reviews, ensuring quality assurance, and maintaining an active role as a code contributor to inspire the standards in others.
Mentor and coach engineers to help them progress in their careers.
Advocate for and implement best practices in software engineering and architecture.
Extensive experience of designing, building and running cloud-based applications using JVM languages such as Java, Kotlin, Groovy or Scala.
Professional experience using public cloud offerings from any of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure.
Proven ability to integrate applications with various database technologies (SQL & NoSQL) to meet project requirements.
Extensive experience of designing, building and running highly-performant, scalable APIs.
Good understanding of Agile frameworks, foundational architectural and engineering concepts, API designs and agile best practices.
EMS (Experience Management System) is a development team dedicated to creating innovative software solutions for content management and delivery (CMD). Our core responsibility is to ensure seamless, uninterrupted service and the fastest possible response times for delivering content to millions of clients across the globe, including in the UK, Italy, Germany, the USA, and Australia. We operate in an agile environment and continue to refine our Ways of Working (WoW) to produce high-quality software to delivery customer and business value. Join our UK&I Technology team and you'll work across technology projects that drive our TV, mobile and Sky Connect services. You'll be at the heart of delivering the technology roadmaps that support our global businesses.
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
How you'll work - hybrid working
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
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.
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.
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