Contract Associate Development Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join Sinclair Digital, the innovation engine behind one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. We’re at the forefront of transforming how local news and television are produced, distributed, and consumed across multiple platforms. We are the digital innovation team for Sinclair Media with affiliations to all major networks and more local television stations than anyone else.

Sinclair Digital’s Cloud Computing team is building a new program to integrate fresh talent with diverse experience into an exceptional cloud‑computing powerhouse, from the ground up. Our digital portfolio combines websites, mobile apps, over‑the‑top (OTT) apps, and our content publishing platform into a seamless user experience. We take pride in our charter to transform Sinclair Broadcast Group into an every‑platform enterprise while maintaining our entrepreneurial spirit.

This is a temporary role that will initially be a contractor position through an agency, with the potential to transition to a full‑time role based on performance and business needs. It is required that this candidate be located in Seattle, WA.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse technology ecosystem at Sinclair Digital, gaining hands‑on experience with client, server, and cloud technologies.
• Learn by building new cloud services using CI/CD and IAC development paradigms.
• Develop a complete understanding of your assigned application and backend systems.
• Innovate by designing and building applications to discover and implement cutting‑edge content delivery methods.
• Be a strong team player while collaborating with other team members across the org.
• Be ready to discuss and present your ideas to others, taking critical feedback and improving and iterating on design.
• Follow best practices and patterns, while continuing to explore new and emerging technologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Applied Science with a Full Stack Web Development certificate, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 months experience in application and/or web development.
• Experience working in several languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, Express, Node.js, MySQL, Mongo
  
  DB, Mongoose, Python, React
  
  JS, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS.

• Experience with or strong interest in AWS cloud services, Databricks, and modern cloud‑native architectures, including Docker containers, microservices, Kubernetes clusters, Terraform, and serverless / event‑driven systems, along with a passion for learning and building scalable distributed solutions.
• If possible, include a resume, cover letter, and links to your Git Hub, Linked In, and a personally developed website.

The life‑blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal‑oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed.

Base salary for this role is $82,000. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. During the temporary contractor period, this position is not benefit‑eligible through Sinclair. Upon successful conversion to full‑time status, you would be eligible for company benefits that include retirement plan participation, annual incentive plan bonuses, life and disability insurance, health, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Sinclair is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer and a drug‑free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.