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Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer

Carlsbad, CA · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... Experience with modern CICD and DevOps practices * Expertise with software development in Python ...

Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer

Carlsbad, CA · Hybrid

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... Experience with modern CICD and DevOps practices * Expertise with software development in Python ...

Viasat

Embedded Software Engineer

California, MO · On-site

$117 - $185/hr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... What you'll do This is a role for a Embedded Software Engineer within Secure Netowrk Systems (SNS ...

Viasat, Inc.

Embedded Software Engineer - Space

Tempe, AZ · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... Experience with AI Toolkits and Platforms (e.g. Copilot, Claude, Cursor, etc.) * Familiarity with ...

Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer

Germantown, MD · On-site

$145K - $218K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... Qualifications: * 4+ years of software engineering experience in C, C++ with emphasis on design ...

Viasat, Inc.

Embedded Software Engineer

Tempe, AZ · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... This includes designing and building satellite platforms, payloads, and ground systems that are ...

Viasat, Inc.

Embedded Software Engineer

Tempe, AZ · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... This includes designing and building satellite platforms, payloads, and ground systems that are ...

Viasat, Inc.

Embedded Software Engineer

Tempe, AZ · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... This includes designing and building satellite platforms, payloads, and ground systems that are ...

Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer

Carlsbad, CA · On-site

$145K - $218K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... software engineering experience in C, C++ with emphasis on design patterns * Experience with ...

Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer - NTN

Germantown, MD · On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... CD/devops experience • Strong software debugging and troubleshooting skills • Network ...

Viasat, Inc.

Embedded Software Engineer

Carlsbad, CA · On-site

$145K - $218K/yr

At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For ... What you'll do This is a role for a Embedded Software Engineer within Secure Netowrk Systems (SNS ...

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Software Engineer

Viasat, Inc.

Carlsbad, CA • On-site

$174K - $261K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 hours ago

Viasat rating

7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 12 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

69th of 101 rated telecommunications companies

Job description

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 you'll do
You will join the Viasat Web Acceleration (VWA) team, working to deliver excellent end user experience with speed and avoiding possible latency in data exchange by using TCP performance enhance proxy. The VWA team designs, implements, tests, and operates systems critical to customer experiences with a focus on TCP optimization, migration to K8s and Load balancing.
This is a hybrid, site-based role that offers the perfect blend of office collaboration and remote flexibility. Employees will work from our Carlsbad office at least 3 days (60%) per week within a standard five-day workweek, with the remaining days worked remotely.
  • Maintaining Business-Critical Applications: Oversee and ensure the smooth operation of essential software systems crucial to business operations
  • Support to Business: Assist engineers and developers by providing expert support to solve technical challenges and enhance productivity
  • Triaging and Troubleshooting Issues: Quickly identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure seamless operations. Adopt AI skills to reduce triage time and apply agent for repeated actions.
  • Deploy and Maintain Infrastructure: Manage the deployment and upkeep of IT infrastructure to support business needs effectively. Migrate applications to be hosted in K8s and more automated deployments with close to zero downtime.
  • Create Automated Playbooks: Develop and implement automated playbooks to reduce manual intervention and increase efficiency in repetitive tasks.
  • Documented Runbooks: Create, update, and adhere to comprehensive runbooks to standardize procedures and improve reliability
  • Upgrading and Patching Applications: Carry out application upgrades and patches either manually or via automation to maintain system security and performance

The day-to-day
The team maintains performance enhancement proxy ( TCP PEP) software deployed across several regions supported by Viasat's network as well as the monitoring and testing infrastructure to operate it. You will
  • Serve as a Domain Expert, mainly on K8s environment and TCP
  • Maintain a robust test infrastructure and deployment pipeline that focuses on finding issues early
  • Respond to production issues through an on-call rotation, implementing break fixes and designing long term solutions to issues
  • Ensure team is using modern development practices, helping incorporate new methodology and tooling when appropriate
  • Provide clear direction on technical decisions that prioritize excellent customer experiences and bandwidth usage optimizations
  • Find opportunities to improve product reliability and security
  • Lead or participate in technical design reviews

What you'll need
  • 5 - 8 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong experience in K8s and migrating application from On-prem to Cloud.
  • Experience with modern CICD and DevOps practices
  • Expertise with software development in Python, Ansible, Go or C
  • Experience with Linux and Networking concepts
  • Ability to work with high level requirements to lead design and implementation of large scale distributed service architecture
  • Experience writing and communicating technical designs
  • Detailed problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive
  • Ability to travel up to 10%

What will help you on the job
  • Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with DevOps and CI/CD
  • Experience with Cloud services (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Experience on eBPF
  • Ability to work on distributed agile teams with a high degree of self-motivation and independence
  • Experience with using AI tooling in software development
  • Strong verbal and visual presentation skills

Salary range
$140,500.00 - $221,500.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $174,000.00- $261,000.00/ annually
At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.
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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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.

Industry

Telecommunications

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Carlsbad, CA, US

Year founded

1986

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