Senior Manager, Set Top Box Software Engineering at EchoStar
Greenwood Village, CO
$127,050–$181,500from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Greenwood Village, CO
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A leadership role overseeing software engineering teams building Set Top Box and Android TV applications on Linux and Android platforms. Day-to-day work involves driving architectural decisions, managing onshore and offshore teams, and modernizing development practices through agile, CI/CD, and AI-assisted tooling. Suited to experienced engineering managers with deep embedded systems and Set Top Box backgrounds.
Senior level · 10+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 280 people in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 120–420
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $207,812 (middle half $171,102–$235,487). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
This role is primarily a people-management position (directing multi-functional software teams, 3+ years managing teams required), which maps to 11-3021. However, the JD emphasizes deep hands-on technical expertise in Set Top Box architecture and embedded software, making 15-1252 a plausible runner-up.
The job location is not explicitly stated in the posting; EchoStar/DISH Technology is headquartered in Englewood, CO (Denver metro), so Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO is inferred.
Qt and React are listed together under 'Additional Qualifications' as front-end UI framework options — they are interchangeable alternatives for this requirement, not separate stacks.
AWS and GCP are listed together under 'Additional Qualifications' as cloud platform exposure — treated as interchangeable alternatives.
APIGEE Edge appears under 'Additional Qualifications' as an example API management platform.
The 10+ years total experience requirement is at the role level; the 3+ years managing teams is a separate gate captured in the notes rather than as a skill, as it is a management experience requirement rather than a named technology.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Set Top Box development.
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