CDN Engineer
Join us and build a streaming platform used by millions.
At Sky Czech Republic, we’rebuilding 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’tjust 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’llwork on technology used attruly global scale.
Whatis the plot?
As our CDNEngineer,you’lljoin the Content Delivery Engineering team within NBCUniversal’s Global Video Engineering organization. Your mission is to help deliver outstanding VOD, live event, and linear streaming experiences to millions of viewers across our US, UK, EU, and Africa services-including Peacock,SkyShowtime, and NOW/WOW.
You’llcollaborate daily with colleagues and vendors 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.
What role will you play?
Design new andoptimizeexisting content delivery designs to boost performance, improveresilienceand expand features for our products and services.
Focus on using log analysis and observability systems to troubleshoot, diagnose issues and drive in-depth analysis for rapid resolutions.
Ensure diligent peer review of changes, contributing to our goal of improving reliability and reducing incidents.
Bring your rigor and insight to the development of our Functional/Non-Functional Testing methods and procedures.
Create andmaintainoperations runbooks and checklists for our production delivery.
Participate in on-call rotation to resolve operational issues and performance degradation.
Attain a comprehensive, technical understanding of how all NBCUniversal's streaming products and associated technologiesoperate.
What skills do you need to play your role well?
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a relevant field is preferred.
A background in CDN or web server/proxy configuration management is desirable but notrequired, as full CDN training will be provided to the right candidate.
Sound understanding and use of TCP/IP, IPv4/v6, DNS, HTTP,TLSand load balancing in production.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Hands-on experience with cloud-based networking,firewall,securityand data products is a plus.
Skilled with using software repositories, CI/CD pipelines and writing test automation.
Familiarity with large-scale, distributed performance testing, including Functional/Non-Functional Testing (NFT), is a plus.
Use of automation,scriptingand/or programming to solve problems and reduce effort.
Well versed, working with SRE teams & technologies toassistsafe, consistent technology operations.
Ability to work effectively in a distributed, multi-cultural team, collaborating across time zones.
Howdoyoulandtherole?
Weliketokeepourrecruitmentprocesssimple, transparent, andrespectful:
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 todemonstrateyour skills on real-world problems, no trick questions.
Culture check: discussion with the manager’s manager.
What can you expect in return?
Global Impact: Work in an international environment oncutting-edgetechnology 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 youfuelled.
Premium Life Insurance: Enjoy peace of mind with our premium life insurance scheme.
Fun Perks: Free tickets to Universal Theme Parks.