Software Quality Engineer - Entertainment

Sky; Brentwood; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Sky, is seeking a Software Engineer (Entertainment Release QA) to enhance the quality of its Smart TV and streaming products. The role involves building automation solutions and ensuring top-tier quality standards for a diverse range of content delivery methods. With hybrid working options and a dynamic team, this position offers the chance to innovate and improve user experiences.

Benefits

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Qualifications

• Strong automation development experience.
• Knowledge of BDD and Test Automation.
• Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining automation solutions using Java, Python, and JavaScript.
• Ensuring quality integrity of Smart TV and Streaming device products.
• Developing and executing test plans efficiently on RDK stacks.

Skills

Automation development

Quality assurance

Collaboration and Communication

Tools

Cypress

Automatics framework

Job description

We believe in better. And we make it happen.

Better content. Better products. And better careers.

Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate.

We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love.

And we do it all right here at Sky.

What You’ll Do:

• In the role of Software Engineer (Entertainment Release QA) you will building and maintaining automation solutions on languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript in Cypress or Automatics framework.
• Ensure quality integrity of Smart TV and Streaming device products on features such as video playback, content discovery, user experience, streaming integrity, add integration, parental control, network handling, audio/video sync.
• BDD and Test Automation - Develop and execute high-quality test plans efficiently on RDK stacks while leveraging automation and tooling to detect defects quickly and ensure the reliability of test coverages.
• BDD and Test Automation - Explore advanced topics such as test data management, scenario refactoring, and integrating BDD with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Tooling and Test Automation Infrastructure - Get familiar with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution, and reporting. Maintaining test automation, including selecting appropriate tools, configuring environments, and integrating with version control systems.
• Collaboration and Communication Skills - Practice agile methodologies to enhance teamwork and productivity. Participate in cross-functional activities such as joint sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings to foster alignment and shared understanding across teams.

What You’ll Bring:

• Knowledge of Strong automation development in onboarding Smart TV and Stream devices, airplay, ATSC, Bluetooth & HDMI input, Deep Sleep mode, content in VOD and Linear channel and native apps.
• DevOps Practices experience where you will provide Full Lifecycle Ownership, Comprehensive Solutioning. Observability and Oversight, Process Optimisation, Collaboration and Integration and Operationalisation.
• BDD and Test Automation and Infrastructure experience. Good understanding of Business-Driven Development Strategy.
• Fully familiar with automation tools and frameworks for test development, execution and reporting.
• Reliability Engineering and Test Coverage Optimisation. Explore strategies for optimizing test coverage, such as risk-based testing, equivalence partitioning, and prioritizing critical paths.

Team overview:

The RDK Pre-Release Operations Engineering Organisation is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of product certification, precision, and readiness before market release. Through comprehensive operational oversight and stringent quality processes, we leverage advanced tooling and methodologies to continually elevate our quality standards. The team focus on solutions of ensuring product certification for Sky Hub products.

Global Product

We’re the Global Product. We’re the team behind your favourite Sky products, and the platforms that power them. We make every moment magical, everywhere. Our team is made up of self-motivated, big thinkers who have a knack for solving problems and find new ways to captivate millions of customers by putting them at the heart of everything we do. From Sky Glass, Sky Q, Peacock and NOW to news and sports apps, we make entertainment even better, and we can’t wait to get started on what’s next.

The rewards:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion & how you'll work:

We are a Disability Confident 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 to your recruiter as early as you can.

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Your office space:

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

We'd love to hear from you

Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next.

But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet.

If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way.

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.