Staff Software Engineer: Scalable Microservices & Cloud Lead

EchoStar Corporation; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 171,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

EchoStar Corporation in Englewood, Colorado seeks a Staff Engineer – Software to design and deliver scalable, secure enterprise software. You will lead architecture, APIs, and data integration across distributed systems, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure performance and reliability.

The role requires strong Java/Spring Boot experience, RESTful services, and a track record in cloud‑based development, microservices, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field plus 6 years experience.
• 5 years in OO programming with Java; 4 years in Oracle PL/SQL databases.
• 4 years designing, developing, consuming, and producing RESTful services and APIs.
• 4 years developing microservices using Spring Boot, Eclipse, or IntelliJ.
• 2 years Linux/Unix environments, scripting, and server access.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable enterprise software systems supporting core operational functions.
• Provide technical leadership across system architecture, application integration, and cloud‑based development initiatives.
• Lead the design and development of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and data integration services across enterprise platforms.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver high‑performance, resilient, and maintainable applications.
• Define system architecture and guide design decisions to ensure performance, scalability, and security.
• Establish best practices for software development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and system security.
• Participate in code reviews, architectural design discussions, and technical planning to ensure code quality and system integrity.
• Develop and maintain backend services, batch processing systems, and data workflows for large‑scale data processing.
• Work with relational and cloud‑based data systems to optimize performance and reliability.
• Contribute to modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption and performance improvements.
• Partner with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and automation.

Skills

Java

RESTful APIs

Spring Boot

Microservices

SQL/Oracle PL/SQL

Linux/Unix

Agile/Scrum

Unit Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Job description

EchoStar Corporation in Englewood, Colorado seeks a Staff Engineer – Software to design and deliver scalable, secure enterprise software. You will lead architecture, APIs, and data integration across distributed systems, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure performance and reliability.

The role requires strong Java/Spring Boot experience, RESTful services, and a track record in cloud‑based development, microservices, and Agile practices.