At Sky Czech Republic, we’re building the tech backbone that powers some of the world’s biggest streaming services. Ever heard of Peacock in the U.S., Showmax in Africa, or Sky Showtime in the Czech Republic? They all run on our global streaming platform—a kind of technological skeleton where each service plugs in its own content and branding. Our platform serves millions of users worldwide. Just to give you an idea—Peacock alone has more than 40 million users in the U.S.
Thousands of engineers globally are shaping this platform, and our Prague tech hub is a key part of that effort. But we don’t just keep the engine running—we push the tech boundaries of what’s possible, alongside teams from Lisbon, London, and New York. Here in Prague, we have teams specializing in frontend development (including mobile, TV, and web), backend development (Java), DevOps & Platform Engineering, AWS, and data science.
What is the plot?
As our Software Engineer, you’ll join the Content Delivery Engineering team (CDE) within NBCUniversal’s Global Video Engineering organization. Your mission is to get involved with delivering outstanding VOD, live event, and linear streaming experiences to millions of viewers across our US, UK, EU, and Africa services - including Peacock, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and NOW/WOW.
You’ll collaborate daily with colleagues across the US, UK, and beyond - excellent written and spoken English is essential. Our team specializes in large-scale Multi-Content Delivery Network design and operations, performance telemetry and analytics, selection & interfacing with content origins via multiple workflows, dynamic ad insertion, manifest manipulation and integrating new player technologies.
The Software Engineering roles at our Prague, Czechia office represents a unique, startup opportunity to design, build and shape systems that will stress, measure and verify our ability to deliver content and services to our subscribers in a wide range of scenarios in all delivery regions.
What role will you play?
Develop & maintain new and existing software systems/features as a Python and/or Go specialist, with projects primarily aligned to assist high performance content delivery at scale, with a focus on testability and usability.
Ensure a consistent, diligent approach to peer review of code and configuration change within sensible, maintained repository structures and CI/CD pipelined deployment.
Working closely with our SRE team to ensure deployed code and systems are reliable, resilient, scalable and perform optimally, using common, modern technologies.
Make best use of our observability systems & advanced analytics to surface issues, drive diagnosis and develop fixes.
What skills do you need to play your role well?
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field is preferred.
3+ years of experience in software development, with expertise in Go and/or Python.
Proficiency with deploying software on cloud infrastructure using containerization.
Skilled with using software repositories, CI/CD pipelines and writing test automation.
Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices for ensuring scalability and reliability in cloud environments.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies, eg scrum and kanban.
Knowledge and/or production exposure to using Content Delivery Networks to deliver streaming media is sought after.
How do you land the role?
We like to keep our recruitment process simple, transparent, and respectful:
First touch: An open chat with one of our recruiters about your experience, goals, and motivation.
First interview: A conversation with your future manager or teammates about the role and team.
Technical interview: A chance to demonstrate your skills on real-world problems, no trick questions.
What can you expect in return?
Global Impact: Work in an international environment on cutting-edge technology that scales globally.
People-First Culture: We care about our people just as much as we care about the stability of our platform.
Performance Bonuses: Earn an annual bonus based on your performance.
Hybrid Work: Enjoy the best of both worlds with a mix of office and home working.
Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours to help you balance work and life.
25 days of holidays.
5 days of on-demand leave (sick days).
2 days of paid community volunteering leave.
1 day of paid leave for moving house.
Wellbeing Allowance: 18,000 CZK per year to invest in your personal wellbeing.
Fitness Perks: Get a fully covered Multisport card or a 950 CZK monthly contribution to a Benefit Card.
Meal Allowance: 225 CZK per day to keep you fuelled.
Premium Life Insurance: Enjoy peace of mind with our premium life insurance scheme.
Fun Perks: Free tickets to Universal Theme Parks.
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What We Do
Sky is one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and is part of Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company that connects people to moments and experiences that matter. At Sky, we Believe in Better. It’s in our DNA.
We’re famous for innovation. We offer the world’s smartest TV, Sky Glass; our plug and play streaming puck, Sky Stream; the best aggregation platform, Sky Q; and streaming services NOW and WOW. We provide connectivity you can count on in mobile, fast, secure, reliable residential and business broadband, as well as smart home protection through Sky Protect.
We’re Europe’s premium content producer. We create award-winning original content, produce the biggest live sporting events, and we provide free access to news and the arts.
We believe that we can have a positive impact on society, by supporting and creating tens of thousands of jobs, addressing digital inequality, being a diverse and inclusive employer, and becoming net zero carbon by 2030.
