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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 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.

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

This Software Engineering position, requiring 3-6 years of work experience, operates within a Video Delivery & Operations team. The primary responsibility is to document, develop, deploy, and maintain custom in-house software essential for the broadcast center teams including the satellite operation center. The focus is on maximizing the reliability, security, consistency, scalability, and performance of these systems. Additional responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to providing support for operations and engineering teams with software support questions and evaluating requests for third party software. Assisting other team members with projects and strives to increase technical skills and professional knowledge. Escalates mission impacting issues to senior team members and management as necessary. Acquires the essential knowledge to act as the backup engineer for all assigned critical systems, products, and processes. This position is available in Cheyenne, WY or Gilbert, AZ.

Key Responsibilities:

• Document, develop, deploy, and maintain reliable and efficient code using C#, JAVA, Erlang, Elixir, VB, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, and other scripting languages
• Build client GUI, console, service, and web applications to support real-time operations in a multi-user environment
• Develop solutions in a mixed Windows/Linux environment
• Design, implement, and maintain SQL databases
• Provide support to the Broadcast Operations and Engineering teams
• Communicate with team regarding new and ongoing projects and issues
• Participate in 24x7 rotating on-call schedule to cover support requirements outside normal business hours
• Collaborate with senior team members with development projects
• Participate in code and documentation reviews
• Identify new tools/methods/processes to improve team communication and efficiency
• Support end-to-end systems integration and regression testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and build requirements and acquire business knowledge
• Work in a high stress environment in a cohesive group setting; possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adhere to policies and follow procedures

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college in computer science or related field, plus 3-6 years of software engineering experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be a U.S. Person (a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) as position requires access to U.S. export restricted materials
• Spacecraft operations experience preferred
• Experience with client/server web application development of RESTful APIs using .NET, Java, or Elixir
• Experience using IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Git, gitlab and NuGet development tools
• Microsoft SQL and MySQL database design and maintenance
• Monitor system health and performance through standard and custom tools and processes
• Respond to system anomalies, trouble tickets, and user requests
• Ability to support a rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7 coverage for critical mission operations

Skills and Qualifications:

• Read and comprehend business periodicals, technical procedures or government policies
• Communicate effectively through written and verbal reports/correspondence
• Respond to questions from peers/managers/customers
• Possess a working knowledge of standard office productivity tools 
• Knowledge of computer networking and communications systems principles
• Ability to employ basic troubleshooting principles to identify and resolve issues
• Solve problems and deal with a variety of variables in dynamic and stressful situations
• Interpret a variety of instructions provided in: written, verbal, schematic, or schedule form
• Ability to work in small teams and adapt to changing priorities

Environment:

• Dedicated workspace adjacent to a 24x7 operations center and equipment data center with possible electrical shock, radiation, vibration, and computer/equipment noise exposure; typically works M-F normal business hours, but must be able to support work and on-call duties during off hours, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the needs of a 24x7 operation; up to 10% travel
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

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: EchoStar 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.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.
Click the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English/Spanish)

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college in computer science or related field, plus 3-6 years of software engineering experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be a U.S. Person (a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) as position requires access to U.S. export restricted materials
• Spacecraft operations experience preferred
• Experience with client/server web application development of RESTful APIs using .NET, Java, or Elixir
• Experience using IntelliJ, Visual Studio, Git, gitlab and NuGet development tools
• Microsoft SQL and MySQL database design and maintenance
• Monitor system health and performance through standard and custom tools and processes
• Respond to system anomalies, trouble tickets, and user requests
• Ability to support a rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7 coverage for critical mission operations

Skills and Qualifications:

• Read and comprehend business periodicals, technical procedures or government policies
• Communicate effectively through written and verbal reports/correspondence
• Respond to questions from peers/managers/customers
• Possess a working knowledge of standard office productivity tools 
• Knowledge of computer networking and communications systems principles
• Ability to employ basic troubleshooting principles to identify and resolve issues
• Solve problems and deal with a variety of variables in dynamic and stressful situations
• Interpret a variety of instructions provided in: written, verbal, schematic, or schedule form
• Ability to work in small teams and adapt to changing priorities

Environment:

• Dedicated workspace adjacent to a 24x7 operations center and equipment data center with possible electrical shock, radiation, vibration, and computer/equipment noise exposure; typically works M-F normal business hours, but must be able to support work and on-call duties during off hours, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the needs of a 24x7 operation; up to 10% travel
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Visa sponsorship not available for this role