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Praha, Česko
Onsite
Join us and build a streaming platform used by millions.
At Sky Czech Republic, we’re building the tech backbone behind some of the world’s biggest streaming services. Ever heard of Peacock in the US or Sky Showtime across Europe, including the Czech Republic? They all run on our global streaming platform — a shared technological core where each service plugs in its own content and brand.
Our platform serves millions of users worldwide — Peacock alone reaches over 40 million viewers in the US. Thousands of engineers across the globe help shape it, and our Prague tech hub plays a key role. We don’t just keep things running; we actively push the boundaries of streaming technology together with teams in Lisbon, London, and New York.
In Prague, we work across a wide range of engineering domains: frontend development (mobile, TV, and web), backend (Java), platform engineering, content delivery networks, video playback (Golang), and data engineering (Python). Whatever your focus, you’ll work on technology used at truly global scale.
What is the plot?
Our streaming platform is at the forefront of technology, leveraging modern video codecs, adaptive bitrate streaming, low-latency streaming, and support for live streaming. We deliver innovative features to users while ensuring we maintain world-class playback KPIs and streaming standards, regardless of the device or operating system.
The Playback Experience team is looking for an exceptional developer to improve and evolve our observability and KPI automation systems. Join us as we embark on challenging solutions and iterate on the future of streaming video technology.
What role will you play?
Your primary focus will be the development of the observability and KPI automation that powers well-renowned brands such as Peacock, NOW, Sky Showtime, and more. Be a key part of building a premium streaming service solving the challenge of supporting a huge range of video streaming-capable devices.
What skills do you need to play your role well?
3+ years of professional software engineering experience, including strong hands-on Golang experience.
Experience building backend services, APIs or data-processing systems in production environments.
Experience working with databases at scale; ClickHouse experience is a strong plus but not mandatory.
Experience with cloud services and modern deployment environments; AWS, Kubernetes, Docker or similar technologies are valuable.
Understanding of resilient messaging or event-streaming concepts; Kafka or similar technology experience is a plus.
Good testing habits and ability to write maintainable, observable and production-ready code.
Interest in telemetry, observability, KPI automation, A/B testing or release-safety tooling.
Nice to have
Experience with OpenTelemetry or other telemetry/observability solutions.
Experience with high-volume event processing, logs, metrics, traces or analytical data pipelines.
Experience with video streaming, playback quality, QoE/QoS metrics, HLS, DASH or similar media technologies.
Experience contributing to internal dashboards or frontend applications; React or other frontend experience is welcome
Interest in experimentation platforms, anomaly detection, automated rollback or AI-assisted analytics.
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 fueled.
Premium Life Insurance: Enjoy peace of mind with our premium life insurance scheme.
Fun Perks: Free tickets to Universal Theme Parks.
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.
Hiring manager interview: A conversation with your future manager about the role and team.
Technical interview: A chance to demonstrate your skills on real-world problems, no trick questions.
Culture check: discussion with the manager's manager.