The Staff Engineer - Backend role involves developing server-side ad insertion services, REST APIs, and utilizing cloud technologies while ensuring high software quality in an agile environment.
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 DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience:
Skills and Qualifications:
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person on-site interview.
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $110,100.00/Year - $157,300.00/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.
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 DISH Technology team challenges the status quo and reimagines capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Ownership of the dynamic Server side Ad Insertion service especially during US day time hours for design discussions, feature addition, incident handling and mitigation
- Working on an agile team using CI / CD best practices to deliver the highest quality software possible quickly
- A strong desire to learn new things and continually improve yourself and those around you with a "can do anything" mentality
- Ability to accurately estimate software tasks and work to schedule
- Experience with GIT and JIRA is an add-on
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strengths in problem-solving, issue resolution, ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, attention to detail, and ability to multitask
Skills, Experience and Requirements
Education and Experience:
- A 4-year college degree in Computer Science / Information Technology, master's degree is preferred or equivalent professional experience
- 8+ years of overall software development experience and with at least 3+ year experience in the development of REST API with thorough knowledge of MPEG DASH & HLS protocols
- Experience in Distributed Cache Management ( Redis Cache, MemCached , or similar)
- Working experience in REST API / API Gateway
Skills and Qualifications:
- Be an expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and has the ability to implement them using language of choice
- Knowledge of MPEG DASH , HLS streaming protocol
- Strong proficiency in one of the following languages: Rust, Golang, Java
- Familiarity with virtualization and Cloud technologies (Kubernetes/Dockers/OpenStack/VMware)
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person on-site interview.
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $110,100.00/Year - $157,300.00/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.
Top Skills
Docker
Go
Hls
Java
Kubernetes
Memcached
Mpeg Dash
Openstack
Redis Cache
Rest Api
Rust
VMware
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