Contract Associate Development Engineer

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 preferred that this candidate be located in Seattle, WA. 

Join Sinclair Digital, the innovation engine behind 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 the largest and most diversified television broadcasting company in the country, 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 organized 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 would be a temporary position, with a potential to move to full time. 

Responsibilities: 

• Immerse yourself in a diverse technology ecosystem at Sinclair Digital, gaining hands-on experience with client, server, and cloud technologies. 

• Learn by building out new cloud services using CI/CD and IAC development paradigms 

• Develop a complete understanding of our CMS (Storyline) and backend systems 

• Innovate by designing and building proof-of-concepts (POCs) 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 

  

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 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 

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in applying professional leadership and instruction in a highly technical field of work 

  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Conceptual understanding of Docker Containers, Linux Namespaces, Microservices, Kubernetes Clusters, Terraform, serverless / event-driven architecture 

  

About Sinclair Digital 

Sinclair Digital is transforming how local news and television is produced, distributed, and consumed. We are the digital innovation team for the largest and most diversified television broadcasting company in the country, 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. 
 

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, m