Senior 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 you'll do

You will join the Content Delivery Platform team, working to deliver excellent in-flight connectivity services for our airline customers and passengers by optimizing video streaming experiences. The CDP team designs, implements, tests, and operates systems critical to customer experiences with a focus on Linux applications.

You will work with the rest of the team to develop new, creative solutions for applications that play a direct role in enhancing customer experience. Operating under a DevOps model, the team is responsible for supporting existing software and platforms used by commercial airline passengers every day. As a senior engineer, your responsibilities will be to provide your domain expertise to guide team decisions, make strong technical contributions, and mentor junior staff.

This role is for an experienced software engineer who can work with the team to identify and define novel problems, then implement a solution autonomously.

The day-to-day

The team maintains embedded software deployed across several areas of Viasat's network as well as the monitoring and testing infrastructure to operate it. You will

• Serve as a Domain Expert
• Design and implement software written in C , with a focus on measurable performance and scalability in a resource-constrained environment
• Provide clear direction on technical decisions that prioritize excellent customer experiences and bandwidth usage optimizations
• 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
• Find opportunities to improve product reliability and security
• Lead or participate in technical design reviews
• Coordinate with other teams to achieve CDP software development goals

What you'll need

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expertise with software development in C/C++
• Experience with Linux and Networking concepts
• Experience writing and communicating technical designs
• Experience with modern CICD and DevOps practices
• Ability to work with high level requirements to lead design and implementation of large-scale distributed service architecture
• 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 Nginx configuration and module development
• Experience with Cloud services (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• 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

$165,000.00 - $260,500.00 / 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 $205,000.00- $307,000.00/ 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
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.