Contract Associate Development Engineer
About The Position
Join Sinclair Digital, the innovation engine behind one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting company in the country. We're at the forefront of transforming how local news and television are produced, distributed, and consumed across multiple platforms. We are the digital innovation team for Sinclair Media with affiliations to all major networks and more local television stations than anyone else. Sinclair Digital's Cloud Computing team is utilizing a new program to integrate fresh talent with diverse experience, into an exceptional cloud computing powerhouse, from the ground up. Our digital portfolio combines websites, mobile apps, over-the-top (OTT) apps, and our content publishing platform into a seamless user experience. We take pride in our charter to transform Sinclair Broadcast Group with a broadcast-centric company into an every-platform enterprise while maintaining our entrepreneurial spirit. Our Cloud Computing team is looking for a highly ambitious and enthusiastic candidate to join the team as an Associate Development Engineer. This candidate will have a verifiable history of critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership. The purpose of this position is to build on previous professional and educational experience for integration into the Sinclair Media paradigm and specialize in the development of Cloud Computing technologies. The ideal candidate will be highly proficient in interpersonal communication, as well as have a desire and willingness for collaboration. This is a temporary role that will initially be a contractor position through an agency, with the potential to transition to a full-time role based on performance and business needs. It is required that this candidate be located in Seattle, WA.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Science with a Full Stack Web Development certificate, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 months experience in application and/or web development.
- Experience working in several languages and tools including JavaScript, Java, Express, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Mongoose, Python, ReactJS, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with or strong interest in AWS cloud services, Databricks, and modern cloud-native architectures, including Docker containers, microservices, Kubernetes clusters, Terraform, and serverless / event-driven systems, along with a passion for learning and building scalable distributed solutions.
- It is preferred that applicants include a resume, and cover letter that include links to their GitHub, LinkedIn, and a personally developed website.
Responsibilities
- Immerse yourself in a diverse technology ecosystem at Sinclair Digital, gaining hands-on experience with client, server, and cloud technologies.
- Learn by building new cloud services using CI/CD and IAC development paradigms.
- Develop a complete understanding of your assigned application and backend systems.
- Innovate by designing and building applications to discover and implement cutting-edge content delivery methods.
- Be a strong team player while collaborating with other team members across the org.
- Be ready to discuss and present your ideas to others, taking critical feedback and improving and iterating on design.
- Follow best practices and patterns, while continuing to explore new and emerging technologies
Benefits
- participation in a retirement plan
- quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses
- life and disability insurance
- health, dental and vision plans
- flexible spending accounts
- 15 paid vacation days
- 2 paid personal days
- 9 paid holidays
- 40 hours of paid sick leave
- parental leave
- employee stock purchase plan
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
