Apps Integration Engineer

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Role/Team overview 

Apps Integration provide essential technical development and support functions to internal and external stakeholders in the ever-increasing world of Apps.

As an Apps Integration Engineer, you will support the creation, deployment, support and troubleshooting of web-based streaming applications. You will work closely with engineers, product teams, delivery teams and App Developers to improve release quality and accelerate delivery.

What you’ll do 

• Own the end-to-end app integration lifecycle, from early feasibility assessments through to live app updates for millions of customers.
• Integrate and support a wide range of partner applications, working with both emerging and established web technologies.
• Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve issues across new and existing apps, providing root-cause analysis and technical recommendations.
• Drive app performance and stability by optimising memory, graphics and streaming capabilities while enabling new customer experiences.
• Develop test applications, support tools and documentation to help partners build, integrate and support apps more effectively.
• Create, package and publish application widgets, while contributing to process and tool improvements that increase efficiency.
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal and external partners, including troubleshooting, app deployment, architecture and publishing processes.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Apps Delivery and Quality teams to bridge customer and technical requirements, define testing strategies, influence decisions and manage partner support channels.

What you’ll bring  

• Experience in software development or application integration, ideally within embedded platform environments.
• Strong Linux knowledge, including commonly used tools, alongside experience with GitHub or other code repositories and version control processes.
• Proficiency in a scripting language, specifically Python or Shell, with an understanding of CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.
• Experience working with multi-threaded and multi-process systems, including memory management, performance optimisation and embedded platform constraints.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to analyse issues methodically, multitask and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively, with exposure to web technologies, media streaming, and languages such as JavaScript, C++, C or HTML/CSS being advantageous.

Benefits and perks 

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 package, 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  

 

How you’ll work 

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2 days in the office per week. 

 

Your office base – Osterley 

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. 

 

Who we are 

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.

 

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited 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 as early as you can. 

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.  

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

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