Staff Engineer – Software

Dish Network Corporation; Englewood, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

EchoStar in Englewood, Colorado seeks a Staff Engineer – Software to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise systems. You will lead architecture discussions, implement APIs, and drive cloud-based initiatives across teams.

The role requires extensive Java/Spring Boot/SOAP experience, microservices, RESTful services, and Linux/Unix deployment proficiency, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, plus 6 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing interactive web services using Java, Spring Boot, and SOAP.
• 2+ years of distributed systems and microservices experience in cloud-based environments.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable, reliable enterprise software systems.
• Provide technical leadership across system architecture and cloud-based initiatives.
• Lead design and development of distributed systems and APIs for data integration.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-performance, resilient applications.
• Define architecture and guide decisions for performance, scalability, and security.
• Establish best practices for development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Contribute to code reviews, architectural discussions, and planning.
• Develop backend services, data workflows, and batch processing for large-scale data.
• Support production environments and improve system reliability.
• Guide engineers and contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SOAP

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Linux/Unix

Agile Scrum

JUnit

Mockito

Oracle PL/SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

SQL Developer

Linux/Unix scripting

Job description

Company Summary

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business spans satellite television service, streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, 5G wireless consumer and commercial services, internet and other enterprise products.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Staff Engineer – Software (Dish Network LLC, Englewood, Colorado)

Design, develop, and implement scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise software systems supporting core operational functions (10%); provide technical leadership across system architecture, application integration, and cloud-based development initiatives (9%); lead the design and development of distributed systems, microservices architectures, APIs, and data integration services across enterprise platforms (9%); collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-performance, resilient, and maintainable applications (8%); define system architecture and guide design decisions to ensure alignment with performance, scalability, and security requirements (8%); establish and promote best practices for software development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and system security (7%); participate in code reviews, architectural design discussions, and technical planning to ensure code quality and system integrity (7%); develop and maintain backend services, batch processing systems, and data workflows to support large-scale data processing (8%); work with relational and cloudbased data systems to optimize application performance and data reliability (7%); contribute to system modernization initiatives, including platform upgrades, cloud adoption, and performance improvements (7%); partner with DevOps teams to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, automation, and release processes (7%); support production environments by troubleshooting issues, enhancing system reliability, and maintaining operational stability (7%); and provide technical guidance to engineers, support distributed team collaboration, and contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing (6%). Salary: $171,454 – $180,900 per year.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 6 years of professional experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or any occupation, job title, position involving developing interactive webservices using Java, Spring Boot, and SOAP.

Must also have experience in the following: 5 years of professional experience developing software applications using object-oriented programming languages including Java; 4 years of professional experience writing queries, procedures, views, and packages in Oracle PL/SQL databases using SQL Developer; 4 years of professional experience designing, developing, consuming, and producing RESTful web services and APIs; 4 years of professional experience developing microservices and enterprise applications using Spring Boot, Eclipse, or IntelliJ; 2 years of professional experience improving application performance, debugging applications, and supporting software deployments in Linux/Unix environments; 2 years of professional experience accessing servers, reviewing application logs, managing permissions, and executing Unix/Linux commands and scripting activities; 2 years of professional experience working with distributed systems, microservices architecture, enterprise application integration, or cloud-based/scalable infrastructure environments; and 2 years of professional experience following Agile methodologies, participating in Scrum and Sprint activities, and performing unit testing using JUnit and Mockito.

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $171,454.00/Year - $180,900.00/Year

Benefits

Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

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