Lead Software Engineer

About Us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What Youll Do

The successful candidate will work on a mission-critical software development program for the ground systems of LEO constelaltion. We are looking for a candidate with a strong analytical skills and hands on software development background with technical mentorship experience. In this role, you will understand the technical landscape, set the direction for the team, find ways to move forward when obstacles arise

The day-to-day

• Participate in system design/definition efforts.
• Drive software architecture/design/implementation efforts
• Participate in DevOps efforts
• Opportunity to play the technical lead role for a Scrum team.
• Travel up to 10%.
  
  
  

What Youll Need

• 10-15 years in C++, Golang, or Python, and related scripting experience
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting for cloud native applications
• Experience (re)designing CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Github actions
• Experience developing rApps/xApps and strong RIC concepts is a plus
• Demonstrated experience with public cloud technologies in any of AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
• Proven experience driving towards a goal or key organization objectives.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, or related field
  
  
  

What Will Help You On The Job

• O-RAN based gNB management framework is a plus
• 3GPP NR, LTE, NB-IoT or WIMAX protocol stack knowledge/experience
• Willingness to support production network (concurrent with working hours)
• Strong verbal and visual presentation skills
  
  
  

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.

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