Sky is Europe's leading entertainment company and serves 21 million customers across five countries. We offer the best and broadest range of content, deliver market-leading customer service and use innovative technology to give customers a better TV experience.
Based in Leeds, our Technology team is one of the largest technical hubs in the UK, it's a strategic location for our business and offers a vibrant place to live and work.
Working in Tribes and Squads, our new teams have a real 'start up' feel and there's loads of room for development, but with the backing and products you can only get from one of Europe's leading entertainment companies. You'll have the chance to use cutting edge tools and technologies to create rich user experiences; all whilst working in an Agile environment.
As part of a dynamic squad, you will have a voice that will be listened to and help influence the shape and direction of product development through daily stand ups on the latest high profile projects. You will have the development and support required to help take you to the next level of your career whilst working with the hottest technologies. There is also the opportunity to be involved in brown bag sessions, guilds, chapters and the external tech events we host.
As a Scala Developer you will be a disciplined professional that displays technical aptitude and will possess a level of business acumen. You will work in a dedicated product stream as part of a self-organising and empowered team (Agile). In bi-weekly iterations using XP and Scrum you will showcase the functionality you have completed and deliver high-quality working software to a production environment.
The culture
We are not afraid to think differently, we do things exceptionally well, and we don't do anything small. You will be working with people who have passion and fire in their belly, but people who are also fun and have a good sense of humour. As a Sky employee you are empowered to do what's right and what's best for you and your team. We encourage continuous self-development and even have an internal Guilds that meet regularly to talk and discuss the latest trends. If you are passionate about technology and love working with like-minded people then this will be a great place for you to build your career.
Your Key Responsibilities:
As a Software Developer you'll be knowledgeable and passionate about technology, enjoy pairing with other smart people and use agile to ensure your projects succeed. You will have the freedom to promote new and exciting technologies to the development stack.