Android Developer Intern

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

This Android Developer Intern will be working within the Retail Wireless team in our Grand Central office located in Denver, CO. You will be working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment spanning the Retail Wireless team.

Your primary responsibilities will include :

Designing and implementing android native and hybrid mobile applications which will be utilized by millions of users in our retail wireless business

Exercising your technical expertise and communication as you work and share information on the solution with technical and business teams

Working with other android developers to build out modern and best in class mobile applications

Designing and implementing the backend services to drive the app functionality

Deploying and supporting the apps that your project will deliver to ensure the optimal customer experience

Solve complex business problems while ensuring the product is highly scalable, secure, and performant

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience :

GPA 3.3 or above

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, a graduate program, or a related field of study

Must have 60 credit hours completed by May 2026

Skills and Qualifications :

Successful completion of a pre-employment screen including a reference check, criminal background check, and possible drug test

Computer Science major

Computer Science Prototype and build innovative features using the newest APIs and SDKs on the Android platform

Top-notch programming skills in an object-oriented language like Java and Kotlin

Write?Unit & UI tests,?set?up dashboards?and alerting,?uncover?and fix bugs, crashes, and other issues, in order to ensure a?robust app?

Experience with native mobile application development in iOS using Objective C / Swift

Solid development level testing experience through TDD and automated testing pipelines

Experience building preloaded mobile applications on devices

MNO / MVNO experience

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 sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school / graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact leaves@dish.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

Click the links to access the following statements : EEO Policy Statement () , Pay Transparency () , EEOC Know Your Rights (English () / Spanish () )

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. EEO is the law.

At EchoStar, you have the right to request reasonable accommodations. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact careers@echostar.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; you may not use this contact information to inquire about the status of an application.