Staff Application Engineer Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business spans satellite television service, streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, 5G wireless consumer and commercial services, internet and other enterprise products.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Staff Engineer – Software (Dish Network LLC, Englewood, Colorado)

Design, develop, and implement scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise software systems supporting core operational functions (10%); provide technical leadership across system architecture, application integration, and cloud-based development initiatives (9%); lead the design and development of distributed systems, microservices architectures, APIs, and data integration services across enterprise platforms (9%); collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-performance, resilient, and maintainable applications (8%); define system architecture and guide design decisions to ensure alignment with performance, scalability, and security requirements (8%); establish and promote best practices for software development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and system security (7%); participate in code reviews, architectural design discussions, and technical planning to ensure code quality and system integrity (7%); develop and maintain backend services, batch processing systems, and data workflows to support large-scale data processing (8%); work with relational and cloudbased data systems to optimize application performance and data reliability (7%); contribute to system modernization initiatives, including platform upgrades, cloud adoption, and performance improvements (7%); partner with DevOps teams to implement continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, automation, and release processes (7%); support production environments by troubleshooting issues, enhancing system reliability, and maintaining operational stability (7%); and provide technical guidance to engineers, support distributed team collaboration, and contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing (6%). Salary: $171,454 – $180,900 per year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 6 years of professional experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or any occupation, job title, position involving developing interactive webservices using Java, Spring Boot, and SOAP.

Must also have experience in the following: 5 years of professional experience developing software applications using object-oriented programming languages including Java; 4 years of professional experience writing queries, procedures, views, and packages in Oracle PL/SQL databases using SQL Developer; 4 years of professional experience designing, developing, consuming, and producing RESTful web services and APIs; 4 years of professional experience developing microservices and enterprise applications using Spring Boot, Eclipse, or IntelliJ; 2 years of professional experience improving application performance, debugging applications, and supporting software deployments in Linux/Unix environments; 2 years of professional experience accessing servers, reviewing application logs, managing permissions, and executing Unix/Linux commands and scripting activities; 2 years of professional experience working with distributed systems, microservices architecture, enterprise application integration, or cloud-based/scalable infrastructure environments; and 2 years of professional experience following Agile methodologies, participating in Scrum and Sprint activities, and performing unit testing using JUnit and Mockito.

CONTACT: Apply online at echostar.com/careers OR email resume to tasharedservices@dish.com. Must specify REQ # 2026-100758

Benefits information available at careers.dish.com.

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