Staff Engineer - CDN and Caching

Company Summary

Echo Star 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 on-site interview.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for linear and tiered caching aspects of Sling
  
  TV, DISH Anywhere, and Dish Network LLOTT service delivery
• Work with internal content delivery teams and external providers to ensure reliable delivery of content to customers
• Python and Bash scripting along with Salt Stack configuration and management
• Monitor cache performance and ensure a reliable experience by participating in a 24 x 7 on-call rotation
• Configure and support deployment automation on virtual and physical assets
• Document architecture and essential function methodologies by methodical troubleshooting, clear communications, and attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years experience working with Linux and VMware and scripting in Bash or Python

Skills and

Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of Apache, HTTP, TCP/IP, DNS, Varnish, Linux and other open source software
• Provide on-call support on a rotational basis as assigned
• Preferred experience with the following:
  New Relic, Dyna Trace, Artifactory, Pager Duty, Salt Stack, vCenter and administering virtualized servers, Atlassian based software (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence), High Availability services

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $/Year - $/Year

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.

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. Echo Star 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.

Echo Star 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. Echo Star has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. Echo Star endeavors to make  and  accessible to users.

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