AI Platform Engineer

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 Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

Echo Star is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead specific domains within our AI Enablement initiative. You will take ownership of critical subsystems—such as our Vector Search capabilities or our Agent Orchestration Framework—and drive them from concept to production. This role combines high-level design with hands‑on coding, requiring you to be a "force multiplier" for the team. You will utilize tools like Databricks and AWS Lambda to build resilient, scalable infrastructure that empowers our developers to innovate faster.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle of a major platform domain, ensuring high-quality, tested, and documented code delivery
• Design and implement serverless workflows and event‑driven architectures to support asynchronous AI agent tasks
• Serve as the technical lead for a small squad of engineers, breaking down complex epics into executable tasks and ensuring sprint goals are met
• Implement robust monitoring and alerting for your domain, focusing on AI‑specific metrics like model quality and relevance
• Collaborate with application engineers to understand their pain points and iterate on platform features to improve the "Developer Experience"

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
• Master’s degree preferred
• 7+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems

Skills and

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python and experience building APIs
• Hands‑on experience with Vector Databases and semantic search technologies
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and AWS cloud services
• Commitment to "Docs as Code" and maintaining high‑quality developer documentation
• Experience with AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Amazon Q) to accelerate development
• Strong ability to mentor Senior and mid‑level engineers
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on "winning" together as a team

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…