Mobile Ci Developer – Now

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.

The NOW Mobile team builds the iOS, tvOS, Android and Chromecast apps used by millions across multiple countries!

Continuous Integration is a crucial part of our development process, and our pipelines run against hundreds of pull requests every month, in addition to our main development branches and releases.

Our infrastructure is mainly on-prem, and we work with an SRE team who run hardware and infrastructure for us.

We’re looking for a Mobile Platform DevOps Engineer to help us run and improve our build processes, pipelines, internal tools, and CI infrastructure.

You will work on implementing, maintaining and constantly improving our continuous integration pipeline, software configuration management, operations and maintenance of our mobile applications on Android and iOS app stores globally!

What you'll do

• Work alongside our development teams to understand and implement their CI requirements, building new features and improving the current workflows
• Support developers to investigate and fix build issues
• Own and iterate on pipeline code to optimise speed, stability & reliability
• Develop and maintain reusable shared libraries and tools
• Automate aspects of CI stack like virtual infrastructure provisioning (Docker)
• Configure and update iOS build toolchains on macOS runners (bare metal + VMs)
• Work closely with the SRE team to provision, maintain and monitor infrastructure
• Help improve our DevOps culture and develop standard methodologies within the team.
• Collaborate with the large and sophisticated team structure.
• Work towards the scalable and provisioning system

What you'll bring

• Experience with crafting CI pipelines (Pipelines-as-code) for Jenkins (running controllers and plugins)
• Familiarity with Android and/or iOS build tools (Gradle, xcodebuild, Fastlane)
• Familiarity with Docker
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-code tools
• Experience with some scripting like Shell and Groovy
• An understanding of mobile app distribution and signing processes (AppStore Connect API, Google PlayStore, codesigning)
• Experience with Mac & Linux environment

Team overview

Global OTT Technology

Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state of the art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.

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

Recognised by The Times and Stonewall, we take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion. Investing in society, fighting racial injustice and setting ambitious targets for representation at Sky.

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 are 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.