Senior Developer - AI Operations; Python​/Golang

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Sky are developing a cutting-edge AI Operations platform that supports large-scale streaming, content delivery, and live services across the Sky and NBCUniversal ecosystems. We are looking for a Senior Engineer who is passionate about comples systems and the advancement toward AI-assisted operations.

This Senior Software Engineer position within AI Operations focuses on designing, building, and maintaining complex systems that enable alert ingestion, correlation, automation, and operational intelligence  role is hands‑on and deeply technical, offering opportunities to influence platform architecture, contribute to AI‑adjacent projects, and shape the application of intelligent automation across intricate operational environments. We utilise a range of technologies to achieve these goals, including machine learning, data engineering, AI, and GENAI for supporting GST.

• Work as a full‑stack software engineer, coding, developing, and testing applications using Golang and Python, across service, API, and automation layers

• Lead the strategic development and implementation of the AI Operations platform, driving AI‑enabled software solutions for alert ingestion, correlation, automation, and operational workflows

• Design, build, and operate software and automated testing frameworks on AWS, including unit tests, integration tests, API tests, and environment‑based validation

• Document and maintain every aspect of applications and software, including design specifications, configuration, deployment processes, and troubleshooting runbooks

• Train, mentor, and oversee development team members through code reviews, design walkthroughs, and technical guidance

• Locate and direct solutions for critical challenges involving software and hardware interfaces, performance bottlenecks, and reliability issues

• Deliver full‑stack software development using continuous improvement techniques and automation, identifying root causes and resolving issues within distributed software systems

• Develop strong cross‑functional relationships with leaders, product owners, engineers, programmers, and QA, contributing to planning, delivery, and operational support.

• Hands‑on experience developing infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) solutions in a data or platform engineering role, and working with Application Performance Management for monitoring, diagnostics, and performance analysis

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Golang and Python

• Proven expertise in building and scaling automated testing ecosystems on AWS, with the ability to design comprehensive test suites‑including unit, integration, and API testing

• Hands‑on experience working with algorithms and artificial intelligence, applied within software platforms or automation workflows

• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, including API design, versioning, and integration, with experience using low‑code / no‑code automation platforms

• Experience working with Mongo
  
  DB and Postgres, including data modelling, query optimisation, and operational support

• Proven experience creating and maintaining technical documentation, including design specifications, configuration guides, deployment processes, and troubleshooting documentation

• Experience maintaining architecture artifacts such as sequence diagrams and software specification diagrams to support system understanding and change management

• Ability to lead and introduce innovative design concepts, influencing development strategies, patterns, and engineering techniques

• Proven ability to provide technical solutions, troubleshoot engineering automation issues, and stay current with emerging software technologies to design features that…