DISH TV · 5 hours ago
Staff Engineer - Backend
Englewood, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $157K/yr
8+ years expEchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity, encompassing satellite television service and smart home installation services. They are seeking a Staff Engineer - Backend to take ownership of the dynamic Server side Ad Insertion service and work on an agile team to deliver high-quality software quickly.
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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
Qualification
Required
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
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)
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
Ability to accurately estimate software tasks and work to schedule
A strong desire to learn new things and continually improve yourself and those around you with a 'can do anything' mentality
Preferred
Experience with GIT and JIRA is an add-on
Benefits
Versatile health perks
Flexible spending accounts
HSA
A 401(k) Plan with company match
ESPP
Career opportunities
Flexible time away plan
Company
DISH TV
Our adventure began by changing the way people watched TV, bringing DISH to where big cable wouldn’t: rural America.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$9.75B2023-01-17Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2021-11-11Post Ipo Debt· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Eben Albertyn
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Paul Orban
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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