Video Player Technology

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.

Our streaming video SDK is at the forefront of technology, leveraging modern video codecs, adaptive bitrate streaming, low-latency streaming, and support for live streaming. We ensure seamless playback across various platforms, including web browsers, smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming media devices. This compatibility allows us to reach a wide audience and provide exceptional streaming experiences regardless of the device or operating system.

The Video Player Technology JavaScript team is looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager to grow and develop our international talent base into a first-class team of engineers. Join us as we redefine the future of streaming video technology. While your primary focus will be working on a greenfield MSE player solution, you will be a part of a bigger JavaScript team that is responsible for supporting platforms such as TVs, browsers, consoles, and set-top boxes. Together, we will shape our culture, solve technical problems, and create extraordinary streaming experiences that captivate audiences worldwide.

What you'll do

• Mentor and coach team members, bringing together a relatively new team to work on an innovative new project.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across the organization to gather requirements, understand user needs, and provide technical direction.
• Strive to constantly improve the overall quality through code reviews, tech talks, pair programming and other collaborative practices.
• Understand business needs and design valuable software solutions that work well within the wider architecture.
• Proactively estimate efforts and identify any potential risks.
• Manage team roadmap and capacity.
• Push technical boundaries while also recommending new processes and technologies.
• Help foster an environment of inclusiveness.

What you'll bring

• Must have experience leading an engineering team with prior senior-level development experience in JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Must have experience integrating with JavaScript video players and working with low-level MSE/EME APIs
• Must have an enthusiasm for building a JavaScript/TypeScript library that handles all aspects of video playback.
• Experience working through Research and Development projects and taking them forward into a production ready state

• Value collaboration with teammates and stakeholders.
• Understanding deadlines, constraints and scope of delivery and experience working with stakeholders to ensure the right balance between these are met, setting expectations and handling risks early.
• Being an analytic problem solver with a strong sense of autonomy, and with an open collaborative approach to getting the job done.
• Interest in cultivating a strong team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow.

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

How you'll work

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

Your office base

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.

Inclusion

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.

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.

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.

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