Software Development Engineer in Test

Company: Dish
Location: Englewood
Posted on: March 2, 2025

Job Description:

Company Summary

EchoStar 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.

Department Summary

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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and debug a reliable, scalable and maintainable test automation framework using open source tools from the ground up
• Responsible for one or more service areas and have the technical expertise as well as the necessary people skills to implement and effectively manage the manual, automated and performance tests in a hands-on capacity
• Deployment of code, maintenance of test environment and facilitating test data set up
• Contribute to the manual functional testing and be responsible for creating test plans/test strategy, writing test cases, executing the test cases, creating test reports and managing defects
• Design, develop and execute tests and report results; this includes mainly backend web-service based testing
• Create test plans from scenarios, which may include conceptualizing functional requirements
• Work closely with analysts/developers to certify that a system meets functional requirements
• Participate in reviews and audits of product requirements, specifications, designs, code, and test plans related to the SDLC
  Skills, Experience and Requirements
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  • BS Degree and 3 years of Software Test Engineering experience, or Masters and 2 years of Software Test Engineering experience, or comparable amount of education and experience
    
    Skills and Qualifications:
    
    • At least 2 years of experience with some or all phases of testing: Functional, Regression, Integration and Performance Testing
    • At least 2 years of experience writing test plans, test scenarios, test cases, execution of test case and documentation and interpretation of test results
    • At least 6 months of experience with relational database including writing complex SQL queries
    • At least 6 months experience working with Linux systems and well versed with UNIX commands
    • At least 6 months of experience with REST based web-services and XML (including classroom experience)
    • At least 6 months of experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks
      
      Preferred Qualifications:
      
      • At least 6 months experience with performance testing of web-services
      • At least 6 months of development experience in object-oriented programming language
      • At least 2 years of experience with defining the testing strategy for large-scale programs and ensuring requirements traceability throughout the system development lifecycle
      • MySQL and MongoDB database experience preferred
      • Experience in these technologies: PHP, JavaScript, Vue.js, Python, and HTML
      • 2 years or more experience in Performance Testing (UI and Backend) of high-volume, customer-facing applications.
      • Experience with Docker, Kafka, and ELK Stack
      • Application development and debugging using Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tools (Eclipse, Net Beans, Visual Studio Code)
        
        Visa sponsorship not available for this role
        
        Salary Ranges
        
        Compensation: $72,400.00/Year - $103,400.00/Year
        Benefits
        
        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.

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