Front-End Tech Lead — React, TypeScript & GraphQL

Sky; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV

Pension up to 9%

Private healthcare

Digital GP

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave

Sky VIP rewards

Job summary

Sky is seeking a Front-End Technical Lead to join our TV & Digital Engineering team, shaping the delivery of innovative customer experiences across Sky’s TV platforms and partnerships, including Disney+ and HBO integrations. You will influence Sky’s web and agent journeys and lead a cross-functional engineering squad.

You’ll mentor engineers from Associate to Senior levels, drive quality, and collaborate with Design, Solution Architects and other Tech Leads to guide technical direction and

Qualifications

• Extensive client-side JavaScript experience with strong knowledge of React.
• Excellent HTML & CSS skills.
• Practical experience with GraphQL and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing).
• Experience with CI pipelines (e.g. Jenkins or similar tools).
• Hands-on experience with unit testing (e.g. Jest, React Testing Library).
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams / squads in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead to a team of engineers working cross-functionally in an agile environment.
• Provide leadership in the design and development of software components.
• Be a top-notch coder and an expert in the domain, capable of deep diving into components and features across the technology stacks.
• Be at the forefront of significant technology initiatives from inception to successful deployment.
• Help shape the technical direction and the improvement of tools and processes across the department.
• Champion quality assurance and best practices, performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Coach and mentor Engineers from Associate to Senior level, helping them to develop and thrive in their careers.
• Collaborate with Design team(s) / Solution Architects, Principal Engineers, and other Tech Leads to understand forthcoming work and provide high level guidance and estimates.

Skills

React

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

GraphQL

TypeScript

CI pipelines

Unit testing

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Job description

Sky is seeking a Front-End Technical Lead to join our TV & Digital Engineering team, shaping the delivery of innovative customer experiences across Sky’s TV platforms and partnerships, including Disney+ and HBO integrations. You will influence Sky’s web and agent journeys and lead a cross-functional engineering squad.

You’ll mentor engineers from Associate to Senior levels, drive quality, and collaborate with Design, Solution Architects and other Tech Leads to guide technical direction and