Senior Software Engineer
US-CO-Englewood
Attract-careers1
Req #: 88350
Type: Fulltime-Regular
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Overview: Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our people play vital roles in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow. Responsibilities: Our team collaborates extensively with Direct Satellite Broadcast (DBS) engineering and technical broadcast teams to understand their operations and business needs and we use that knowledge to create software solutions that solve for those needs. Our team maintains a strong partnership with these teams by engaging in frequent and in-depth discussions to gain a comprehensive understanding of their specific operational requirements and technological challenges. This allows us to proactively identify areas where tailored software solutions will improve efficiency, optimize workflows, and enhance system performance, and empower them to achieve their objectives. Examples of our software systems include: * The validation of over 400 MPEG transport streams, including bit rate, CC errors, and other digital content issues * The monitoring of the satellite RF broadcast transports * The acquisition of our broadcast TV channels and its transport to remote monitoring centers * The tracking of outages and issues that occur on our broadcast channels Key Responsibilities: * Lead the software architecture design process and perform value benefit analysis * Lead design discussions and retrospectives, empowering the team to solve complex engineering challenges * Define software architecture best practices and ensure that they are followed * Mentor other members of the team on software architecture and design * Continuously learn more about uplink operations and proactively identify areas where our team can contribute further value * Work within a small team of software engineers to develop and maintain software solutions * Participate in the development, deployment, and support of software to implement the solutions, including an on-call rotation This will be an onsite position in our Denver, CO or Cheyenne, WY office. Qualifications: Education and Experience: * Bachelor or Master's degree, preferably in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical (STEM) field, or an equivalent amount of education and experience * Requires 6 or more years of experience in software design and development using Java, C#, Erlang, Elixir, or other related languages Skills and Qualifications: * Able to lead the software architecture and design process * Able to lead design discussions with other members of the team * The ability to collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs, document requirements, and develop suitable design solutions * Experience building scalable software using modern software practices * The ability and discipline to write clean and highly performant code * Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take on difficult engineering challenges * The ability to work with minimal direction and complete tasks in a timely manner * The ability to keep abreast of technologies and paradigms and recognize when they can benefit the business and the software team * The ability to learn and work with various programming languages and platforms as needed * Understanding of distributed software systems, asynchronous messaging, and RESTful Web Services * Working knowledge of digital broadcasting technologies like DVB, MPEG2 or MPEG4 * Familiarity with the agile software development methodology * Comfortable with Linux and Windows server administration * Comfortable with microservice architectures and containerized environments Visa sponsorship not available for this role
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