Sky - Frontend Engineer
Aveiro, Lisbon
JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Frontend, React.js
Join SKY as a Frontend Engineer and you'll be part of a dynamic team that makes sure their technology delivers the best experience for the customers.
About SKY:
Sky is one of the biggest players in the entertainment world, with distributed teams and the responsibility for great breakthroughs in the streaming industry. One of their products, Peacock, was launched in June 2020 and it is already one of the top 5 most used platforms, having around 40M users only in the US!
Their team in Lisbon consists of over 300 highly skilled Software Developers and Software Engineers who provide a high level of technical expertise to their colleagues in the UK and US.
Sky is looking for flexible people, open to exploring different programming languages, and motivated to learn and grow. The culture is based on this motto: “If you build it, you own it, you support it!” Can you see yourself in this motto?
Get to know more about their projects:
Everything the teams need to ensure quality-focused work! How cool is that?
What you'll be doing:
- Develop new user-facing features;
- Help your team solve coding issues and develop best practices;
- Innovate and introduce new technologies to the team;
- Optimize your code, and your team’s code, for performance;
- Strive for continuous improvement within the self-regulated team, mentor peers and associates working in cross-functional feature teams;
- Innovate and introduce new technologies in the team.
Required skills & experience:
- Development experience in JavaScript (ES6), and HTML5.
- Knowledge and experience with a good range of frontend technologies such as core JavaScript, React, and CSS3.
- Knowledge of HTTP(s), REST, and JSON.
- Ability to work well in a team, self-driven, and eager to learn.
- Creative thinking skills and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
- Good English skills.
- A plus: Knowledge of WebGL and Lightning TV framework in the context of tv and streaming services (awesome if you have this knowledge, but not mandatory).
Want to know more? Get in touch with us!