Job Specifications
Company Summary
EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.
Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.
Department Summary
At EchoStar, hard work is rewarded with limitless opportunities. We’re looking at more than your education and previous work experience, we want individuals who are bright, energetic and ambitious. We believe the critical thinking skills you learn in college can be applied across a variety of business functions, regardless of your major. The opportunities at EchoStar will provide you with a potential fast track for career advancement.
Our internship program is designed to give you comprehensive experience in the fast-paced world of wireless and technology industries. With hands-on field experience and business projects, you will get an in-depth look at how our business works and where you fit into it. Help us build our brand while we help you build yours.
Our interns partner with teams across EchoStar working to drive our latest game-changing innovation. Our internship is a 10 week, in-person experience that is paid hourly with eligible overtime. Interns are given a business project(s) to complete over the summer and present their results to leadership and their peers. EchoStar provides each intern with a manager to support them with the execution of their project.
All opportunities are located in Denver, CO unless otherwise stated.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
EchoStar has an exciting opportunity for an IT Digital Solutions Intern to support a strategic enterprise modernization initiative focused on consolidating complex legacy systems into a single, scalable, and reliable platform. This project goes beyond maintenance, emphasizing the redesign of core workflows to improve security, observability, and operational efficiency across internal teams. The intern will work alongside experienced engineers to assess existing processes, identify consolidation opportunities, and support a phased modernization approach, gaining hands-on experience with enterprise architecture, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering meaningful business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, test, and deploy software applications using one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, or Ruby on Rails (ROR)
Work with database systems to design and implement data models
Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of AI/ML and Gen AI models
Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot and debug software issues
Participate in code reviews and contribute to the improvement of development practices
Skills, Experience And Requirements
Education and Experience:
GPA 3.3 or above
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, in a related field of study
Must have 60 credit hours completed by May 2026
Skills And Qualifications
Proficiency in one of the following programming languages: Java/SpringBoot, Python, or Ruby on Rails
Familiarity with database concepts (SQL/NoSQL)
Basic understanding of AI/ML and Generative AI principles
Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC)
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Experience using project management and version control tools like GitLab, Rally, or Jira
Familiarity with continuous integration tools like Jenkins
Experience with Docker containerization and building CI/CD pipelines
Exposure to and understanding of API gateways like Apigee or similar platforms
Experience with middleware and service development (e.g., RESTful APIs)
Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $18.00/Hour - $24.00/Hour
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.
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.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the s
About the Company
Our adventure began by changing the way people watched TV, bringing DISH to where big cable wouldn't: rural America. Since then, we have reinvented ourselves and our own industry with Sling TV to give millions of consumers more choice in entertainment. Today, we've officially entered the consumer wireless industry as the fourth largest wireless provider with our acquisitions of Boost Mobile, Ting Mobile and Gen Mobile -- but that's just the start. We're building America's first cloud-native 5G network to transform the way we...
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