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EchoStar Corporation · 12 hours ago

Staff Engineer - Streaming Application Development

positionEnglewood, CO
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$110K/yr - $157K/yr
date5+ years exp

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity with a focus on satellite television service and live-streaming. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for a streaming middleware platform, focusing on re-architecting from Ruby on Rails to Golang-based services while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Own and evolve a high-traffic, API-only platform that powers large-scale streaming client applications and processes high-volume, heterogeneous data streams
Lead the re-architecture from Ruby on Rails to Golang, defining service boundaries, APIs, data contracts, and migration strategy
Design and implement performance-critical backend services in Go, emphasizing scalability, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence
Translate complex ingestion and integration requirements into clean, maintainable, and well-documented services
Collaborate closely with product, architecture, SRE, and executive stakeholders to align on technical direction and delivery milestones
Champion engineering best practices, documentation, and knowledge sharing across the organization

Qualification

GolangAPI developmentCloud-native systemsNoSQL data storesJavaREST APIsGRPC APIsEvent-driven platformsPerformance optimizationMentoringCollaborationDocumentation

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of professional backend/API development experience, with ownership of production systems
Strong proficiency in Golang, or deep expertise in Java with a demonstrated ability to ramp quickly into Golang and Ruby
Experience building and operating REST and/or gRPC APIs at scale
Strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization
Experience modernizing or re-architecting legacy or monolithic systems into scalable, maintainable architectures
Hands-on experience with NoSQL data stores (e.g., MongoDB, Elasticsearch, AWS Keyspaces, DynamoDB)
Experience with in-memory caching systems (e.g., Redis, Memcached)
Proven experience delivering cloud-native systems on AWS or equivalent platforms
Experience working with event-driven or streaming platforms (Kafka, Confluent, etc.)

Preferred

Hands-on experience migrating production systems across primary backend programming language transitions
Deep experience designing distributed systems and service-oriented architectures on AWS
Familiarity with observability platforms (Dynatrace, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, etc.)
Strong grounding in object-oriented and domain-driven design, applied pragmatically to legacy modernization
Hands-on experience leveraging AI developer tools (e.g., Amazon Q or equivalent) to accelerate development and debugging
Experience integrating LLMs into backend services via REST or gRPC
Experience designing or integrating MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to securely expose internal APIs, data, and tools to LLM- or agent-based systems

Benefits

Flexible spending accounts
HSA
A 401(k) Plan with company match
ESPP
Career opportunities
A flexible time away plan

Company

EchoStar Corporation

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EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier provider of technology, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise, operator and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar®, Boost Mobile®, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes®, HughesNet®, HughesON™ and JUPITER™ brands.
dateFounded in 1980
location
Englewood, Colorado, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://echostar.com

H1B Sponsorship

EchoStar Corporation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (2)
2023 (19)
2022 (2)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$50M
Key Investors
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
2024-10-10Post Ipo Debt
2024-07-15Grant· $50M
2008-01-03IPO

Leadership Team

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Charlie William Ergen
Chairman Of The Board
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