Staff Android TV UI Engineer

EchoStar•Englewood, CO

About The Position

The DISH Technology team in Englewood is seeking an engineering leader to build and maintain high-performance software applications for next-generation Android TV set-top boxes. The role focuses on addressing performance bottlenecks, profiling memory, and improving UI responsiveness on hardware-constrained set-top box chipsets to support seamless media playback. It also drives scalable, modular application architectures and promotes modern AI-driven development workflows across the engineering organization. The engineer will develop responsive TV interfaces, optimize D-pad navigation and rendering, implement logging and analytics for deployed customer devices, and establish engineering standards for AI-assisted development, testing, and CI/CD. The role includes mentoring engineers and leading code reviews and architectural assessments. Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer & Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
At least 8 years of professional experience as a software developer, software engineer, GUI developer, or in a similar role.
At least 8 years of experience with Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, GUI development, and Android Studio.
At least 8 years of experience with custom TV UI focus mechanics, Leanback D-pad navigation, and Android TV development.
At least 8 years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated unit testing, and AI-assisted development tools.
Deep expertise in state management and custom TV UI focus mechanics.
Advanced capability in memory profiling, hardware resource optimization, and mitigating performance issues on set-top box chipsets.
Strong skills designing and shipping large-scale, complex Android system architectures from concept to deployment.
Ability to establish CI/CD release pipelines and use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate refactoring and code coverage.
Demonstrated ability to act as an organizational technical anchor by setting engineering standards, conducting architectural reviews, and establishing AI workflow adoption.
Willingness to participate in at least one in-person interview.

Responsibilities

Develop reactive, responsive TV user interfaces using Kotlin/Java, Jetpack Compose for TV, and Android Studio.
Optimize Leanback D-pad navigation, focus management, and rendering pipelines on hardware-constrained set-top box chipsets.
Implement real-time logging, analytics data, and field observability tools across deployed customer set-top boxes.
Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate code refactoring, improve test coverage, and streamline code reviews.
Establish engineering standards for AI-driven development workflows, unit testing, and automated CI/CD release pipelines.
Provide technical mentorship to senior and mid-level engineers.
Lead peer code reviews and architectural assessments.
Communicate technical trade-offs clearly to engineering and non-technical stakeholders.