Staff AI Platform Engineer
US-CO-Littleton
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Req #: 96996
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 team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow. Responsibilities: Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session. EchoStar 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" Qualifications: 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
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