Staff API Developer

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.

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.

This Staff API Developer will be working within the Retail Wireless team in our Dish Grand Central office located in Denver, CO. You will be working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment spanning the Retail Wireless team and broader Dish organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing AWS cloud native backend components supporting our mobile apps
• This position will require interaction among multiple teams, internal and external, to provide the logic and integrations necessary to drive our mobile layer
• Ability to design and implement AWS based architectures that enable cost effective high throughput using serverless and autoscaling
• This role requires a heavy usage of automation to deploy components quickly and with low risk
• Recommending standards, best practices, architectures, and technologies to stay on the leading edge of mobile development
• Deploying and supporting the apps that you and your team deliver to ensure the optimal customer experience

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in software development
• 5+ years of cloud experience (AWS/GCP)
• 5+ years working with Web Services, REST API and Microservices patterns
• 3+ years of modern software development utilizing automation for builds, testing, deployments using CDK

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in software application Lifecycle Management (LCM), and composition of JSON/YAML files
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code practice and tools, such as Vault, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform
• Experience in programming, system integration, or software product deployment, using one or more of the following: Java, TypeScript, Python, or advanced Shell scripting
• Experience managing applications in Amazon Web Services and familiarity with all of their core, compute, networking, storage, security, compliance, serverless, orchestration, and analytics offerings
• Good working knowledge of deploying and managing large scale applications and services
• Experience working in a highly automated agile environment where changes are pushed often
• Self-motivation with strong, proven, analytical and problem-solving skills
• A constant learner-mindset with the drive to creatively think outside the box and innovate

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.