Senior Software Engineer QA - Entertainment Release

Sky Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sky Q privileges

Sky Glass access at exclusive rate

Pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Entertainment Release QA) to lead automated testing across Smart TV and streaming devices. You will drive test automation, RDK-related validation, and CI/CD integration to ensure release readiness and high quality across Sky Q and Sky Glass platforms.

The role emphasizes full-stack expertise (Java, Python, JavaScript), DevOps practices, and BDD-driven testing within an agile, hybrid-work environment anchored at the Brentwood

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience building and maintaining full-stack development in Java, Python, and JavaScript.
• Experience automating solutions in Cypress and Automatics Framework.
• Strong automation development experience across Smart TV and Stream devices, airplay, ATSC, Bluetooth, HDMI input, Deep Sleep mode, VOD and linear channel content, and native apps.
• Strong DevOps practices experience with full lifecycle ownership, solutioning, observability, process optimisation, collaboration, integration, and operationalisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation solutions to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of products including Smart TV and streaming devices.
• Work on features such as video playback, content discovery, user experience, streaming integrity, app integration, parental control, network handling, and audio/video sync.
• Get familiar with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution, and reporting.
• Maintain test automation by selecting appropriate tools, configuring environments, and integrating with version control systems.
• Practice agile methodologies and participate in joint sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings.
• Develop and execute high-quality test plans efficiently on RDK stacks using automation and tooling to detect defects quickly.
• Explore advanced topics such as test data management, scenario refactoring, and integrating BDD with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify strategies for optimising test coverage, including risk-based testing, equivalence partitioning, and prioritising critical paths.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

Full-stack

Automation

BDD

CI/CD

Test automation

Tools

Cypress

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

Salary: £51,000 - 91,000 per year

Requirements

• Expert-level experience building and maintaining full-stack development in Java, Python, and JavaScript
• Experience automating solutions in Cypress and Automatics Framework
• Strong analytical skills for root cause identification of defects on Smart TV and streaming devices, including streaming apps, audio/video sync, and interoperability user experience testing
• Strong automation development experience across Smart TV and Stream devices, airplay, ATSC, Bluetooth, HDMI input, Deep Sleep mode, VOD and linear channel content, and native apps
• Strong DevOps practices experience with full lifecycle ownership, solutioning, observability, process optimisation, collaboration, integration, and operationalisation
• Strong BDD and test automation/infrastructure experience with a good understanding of business-driven development strategy
• Strong familiarity with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution, and reporting
• Strong reliability engineering and test coverage optimisation experience
• Experience leading strategy definition and driving process improvements in product release quality

Responsibilities

• Develop automation solutions to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of products including Smart TV and streaming devices
• Work on features such as video playback, content discovery, user experience, streaming integrity, app integration, parental control, network handling, and audio/video sync
• Get familiar with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution, and reporting
• Maintain test automation by selecting appropriate tools, configuring environments, and integrating with version control systems
• Practice agile methodologies and participate in joint sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings
• Develop and execute high-quality test plans efficiently on RDK stacks using automation and tooling to detect defects quickly
• Explore advanced topics such as test data management, scenario refactoring, and integrating BDD with CI/CD pipelines
• Identify strategies for optimising test coverage, including risk-based testing, equivalence partitioning, and prioritising critical paths

Technologies

• Bluetooth
• CI/CD
• Cypress
• DevOps
• Java
• JavaScript
• Mobile
• Network
• Python
• Support

More

We are Sky, working in Tech, Product and Data to build the next and the new across broadband, broadcast, streaming, mobile, Sky Q and Sky Glass. Our Senior Software Engineer (Entertainment Release QA) role sits within the RDK Pre-Release Operations Engineering Organisation, focused on product certification, precision, and readiness before market release, with a strong emphasis on quality processes, advanced tooling, and solutions for Sky Hub products. We offer a range of rewards and perks including Sky Q, Sky Glass at an exclusive rate, a generous pension package, private healthcare, discounted mobile and broadband, and Sky VIP rewards and experiences. We embrace hybrid working, with time split between office and home, and our Brentwood office is close to Brentwood station with onsite parking and nearby car parking. We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from all candidates.

last updated 36 week of 2026