Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Company Summary
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Department Summary
Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our people play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Role Overview:
As a Senior Engineer for backend, you will contribute to the development and optimization of
critical backend systems and microservices in our enterprise platform. You will work closely with
a team of engineers to design and build scalable solutions while maintaining high standards of
performance, quality, and reliability. Your experience in cloud-native technologies, microservices
architecture, and building systems for OTT/streaming platforms will be key to delivering
seamless and efficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities:

• Module Ownership: Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of
• backend modules for our OTT/streaming platform. Ensure the modules meet
• performance and scalability goals.
• Technical Contribution: Take a hands-on approach to coding, troubleshooting, and
• solving complex engineering challenges. Contribute to the design and implementation of
• microservices, ensuring they are modular and maintainable.
• Microservices Development: Build scalable microservices that are easy to integrate
• and maintain. Work with RESTful APIs and gRPC to ensure efficient communication
• between services.
• Cloud-Native Architecture: Leverage AWS technologies (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS,
• DynamoDB) and containerization tools like Kubernetes to build and optimize scalable
• solutions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, architects, and
• other engineering teams to ensure your modules align with business requirements and
• integrate smoothly into the larger system.
• Performance & Scalability: Focus on optimizing performance and scalability, ensuring
• that services can handle high-volume data streams and concurrent users, which is
• critical in OTT/streaming services.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to junior engineers, helping them with
• technical growth and fostering a collaborative and learning-focused team environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of code quality,
• processes, and tools. Advocate for best practices and help implement automation and
• innovation within your team.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure code quality by participating in code reviews, writing unit
• tests, and helping to implement modern CI/CD practices to ensure smooth releases.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Resolution: Work on resolving complex issues and
• incidents in production. Troubleshoot and provide timely resolutions for critical backend
• problems.

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in backend engineering, with a strong focus on
  microservices, cloud-native technologies, and large-scale applications.
• Backend Development: Proficient in programming languages like Java, Go, Node.js, or
  Python. Solid understanding of software design patterns and coding best practices.
• Microservices & APIs: Experience in designing and building scalable, fault-tolerant
  microservices and APIs, with a focus on high availability and performance.
• Cloud Technologies: Experience working with AWS (e.g., EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB,
  S3) and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Performance Optimization: Proven ability to optimize services for performance and
  scalability, particularly in data-intensive environments like OTT/streaming platforms.
• Agile Methodologies: Comfortable working in agile teams using Scrum or Kanban
  methodologies. Familiarity with tools like Jira, Git, and Confluence.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to
  troubleshoot complex issues and find efficient solutions.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with
  the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• OTT/Streaming Experience: Experience building backend systems for OTT platforms
  or video streaming services.
• Event-Driven Architectures: Experience with event-driven systems, message brokers
  (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), or real-time streaming technologies.
• Database Expertise: Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL,
  MongoDB, DynamoDB), understanding their use cases and trade-offs.
• Security & Compliance: Basic knowledge of security practices, including OAuth, JWT,
  and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Experience with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and
  infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, GitLab, or CloudFormation.
• Monitoring & Observability: Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as
  Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK stack for logging and troubleshooting.

Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.