Senior Software Engineer- C++
- Employer
- Sky
- Location
- Isleworth
- Salary
- pension, health insurance
- Closing date
- 30 May 2021
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- Sector
- Technology & Digital
- Hours
- Full Time
- Flexibility
- Flexible working available
- Contract Type
- Permanent
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Job Details
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 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 team is growing as we continue develop new features for the Sky Q STB. This could include working on browsers and App SDKs, REST API services, Voice Search, App managers, Bluetooth devices and a variety of analytics and telemetry engines. "This is an excellent opportunity to join a talented and growing team that delivers new features and Apps for Sky Q customers." - Steve Boardman (Head of Sky Middleware) WHAT YOU'LL DO:We need to expand the team to develop new features for the Sky Q STB. This could include working on browsers and App SDKs, REST API services, Voice Search, App managers, Bluetooth devices and a variety of analytics and telemetry engines.
- Working with an experienced and talented team of Engineers.
- Enhancing browser support for Apps such as YouTube and Spotify.
- Working directly with third parties such as Netflix to integrate SDKs.
- Developing and integrating RDK Components.
- Working with the Analytics team to extend performance and quality metrics.
- Given the opportunity to propose and specify new features for the Q Products.
- Strong C / C++ (preferably C++ 11)
- Experience of Linux on an embedded platform / CE device
- A preference for software development in an Agile environment using TDD
- Work experience relating to a STB/DTV product (DVB/MPEG-2)
- Understanding of the network stack (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP 1.1), REST API, JSON and GNU toolchain (particularly make files and cross-tools)
- Knowledge of scripting languages: Bash, python, HTML5, JavaScript, Node.js etc.
- Knowledge of Qt
- Web Browser development (eg QtWebEngine, Blink, Chrome V8, Webkit)
- Audio/Video streaming fundamentals (eg MPEG4 / HLS / MPEG-Dash)
- Familiarity with JavaScript audio/video players (eg Shaka Player)
Company
Sky is the operator of the leading multichannel television platform in the UK and Ireland with viewers in 8.6 million households.
Sky was the winner of the Overall Top Employer Award for the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards. It was praised by the judges for the strong evidence of its support for diversity, female career progression across the board and family friendly working which was backed up with strong evidence and case studies.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.sky.com/
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