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Software Engineering (Coming soon)
Shape Your Future in Tech. Want to be a software engineer, tester, or tech specialist? This 7-month programme gives you the tools, support, and freedom to steer your career your way.
Software Engineering (Coming soon)
Start date: 7th September 2026
£38,000 per annum|7 Months
About this programme
Creating. Coding. Delivering. Software Engineering graduates create the products used by millions of customers. We use cutting-edge tech to develop everything from Sky Glass to Sky Mobile.
If you want to be a software engineer, automated tester, reliability engineer or even specialise in a specific field of expertise in the future, then this programme is the one for you. Be behind the wheel and steer your software career in the direction you want, using our structured programme and endless tech opportunities.
What you’ll be doing
Accelerate your tech career in just 7 months.
Start with a 10-week bootcamp covering clean code, agile delivery, CI/CD, security, TDD, and more. Then dive into real-world projects like Sky Glass, Sky Go, or Gen AI, working alongside experts to solve real challenges across the UK, Europe, and the US.
We’ll tailor additional training to your interests, preparing you to join a delivery team as an Associate Technologist. Whether you're shaping the future of Sky Stream or innovating with machine learning, you’ll be making an impact from day one.
There’s only one place you’ll see action like this and that’s Sky
What we’re looking for
The one essential requirement is that you have or will be graduating soon. It doesn’t matter what your degree is in.
Other skills we’re looking for include:
- The ability to code using modern day coding languages
- Have experience creating software applications using modern-day coding languages either at university, at home or in industry
- Have a real passion for software and technology
- Are a quick learner and a team player
- And are aware of agile methodologies.
Status
Applications opening soon
Conrad
Head of Tech Emerging Talent
"We look at people that are right at the start of their careers in technology. We offer them an environment where they can learn, where they can be supported and become part of our future workforce."
Application journey
Prep Hub
This optional step will help you prepare for our application process — and you can access it before you’ve even applied.
Application
Time to submit your application on our system. We’ll be asking for your personal details, academic information and everything else that you think would be relevant such as work experience. That’s all there is to it.
If we need to make adjustments to make you feel more comfortable at any stage, please let us know when you apply — we’ll be in touch to discuss.
Digital Assessment
Once your application is in, we’ll ask you to complete our immersive digital assessments. They’re mostly situational questions and will also include a video interview. You’ll also take part in an additional test where you can show us your coding skills.
We understand that you might want to utilise AI to support your preparation for taking the assessments – understanding Sky etc. But we ask that you complete the assessments themselves without the assistance of AI.
Assessment Centre
For the final assessment stage, we’ll invite you to our bespoke in-person assessment centre. You’ll get the opportunity to impress us in person and get a feel for what it’s really like to work at Sky.
The day could include an individual interview, group discussion or individual exercise. We’ll give you plenty of notice and let you know how best to prepare for the day.
We'll be in touch
Once you’ve completed all the assessment steps, we’ll let you know when you can expect to hear back from us. Good luck!
What do students think about our digital assessments?
93%
of people found our assessment to be interesting and insightful to complete.
95%
said our assessment was user friendly and easy to complete.
92%
felt like they were able to answer authentically and to be themselves in the assessment.
93%
said the assessment provided them with greater insight into Sky.
Preparation is key. In this short video, Junior gives a whistle stop tour of the Preparation Hub and explains how it can help you with your application.
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Hear from our Software Engineering alumni
Amba Patel
Associate Software Engineer
It’s so exciting working on something which you’re very passionate about and then suddenly seeing other customers use it. I was really lucky to be able to work on something and watch it grow from its early research stages to customer launch.
