Principal Engineer - AdTech

Department Summary

DISH is a Fortune 200 company that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service – Sling TV – that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.  

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers. 

We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win – it’s in our DNA. We’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.   Opportunity is here. We are DISH.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

AdTech (Dynamic Ad Insertion) team building next generation Video advertising platform that facilitates to efficiently maximize exposure to desired audiences across DISH and Sling TV. 

DISH is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help us build and grow the Dynamic Ad Insertion team, responsible for expanding and optimizing our ad solution platform to all the streams of the Dish business. 

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer, quick learner and enthusiastic about learning new technologies. In this role you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to design and develop strong, scalable and distributed software. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the needs of multiple teams, systems and products. 

• Architect, design, build, implement and support ad technology services to serve dynamic ad insertion use cases

• Build, optimize, and manage ad solution Platform for the enterprise level on AWS at a very large scale.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and build requirements.

• Lead code reviews & documentation and take on complex bug fixes, especially on high-risk problems.

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and ad sales operations to shape the roadmap and implement the architecture of our ad platform.

• Write, review and maintain solid, robust, reliable and maintainable code using best of breed languages, frameworks, and tools, including Kotlin, AWS and ReactJS.

• Assist in troubleshooting any production issues.

• Work with external Solution vendors to integrate and test the ad solution platform.

• Support development of Proof of Concept for new product ideas on advertising solutions.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

You would be considered a great fit for this role if you have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering, or a related technical degree
• 12+ years of relevant software experience building large-scale, highly available services
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing low-latency microservices using cloud technologies
• Strong software engineering experience in Java/Kotlin with high proficiency in object-oriented design principles and Microservices architecture
• 3+ years of experience deploying and managing containerized applications, preferably using AWS Kubernetes Services
• Experience with functional programming, concurrency, and test-driven development
• Experience with AWS products and services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, CloudFront, MediaConvert, etc.)
• Experience with building event-driven applications using Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or similar
• In-depth experience working on relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Quality-first mindset with focus on code quality, automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Proactively monitor, identify and resolve customer issues
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• Excellent verbal and writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels

These qualifications would make you stand out among other applicants:

• Proficiency with Kotlin.

• Knowledge of video streaming systems and dynamic ad insertion architectures.

• Experience Implement data ingestion pipelines both real time and batch using best practices.

Salary Range

Compensation: $115,500.00/Year - $165,000.00/Year
Compensation and Benefits

We also 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.