Junior Software Engineer

Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services. We are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and the ability to grow your career.Verisign’s Resolution Engineering team is a high performing, Agile team who builds horizontally scalable, high performance, and highly available systems. As part of the team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing new features for resolution products. You will be writing the software that fundamentally enables the internet to operate at scale. We are seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will support the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions in a collaborative Agile environment. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices, including software integration, vulnerability management, automated testing, and CI/CD pipeline development.The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals in a variety of languages and tools applied in a system-level engineering environment (C, C++, Rust). You will engage in maintaining the health of development environments including troubleshooting and resolving. You will work in an established, highly-technical agile development team. You will participate in daily standup meetings, grooming and planning sessions. You will take ownership of features from design to delivery. Successful engineers will work closely with team members to master our software and make a positive impact on projects as well as team chemistry.A successful candidate will have:a track record for high quality and impactful delivery demonstrating strong design skills and a passion for code qualitytrue craftsmanship, who enjoys breaking down tough problems, as well as working with a team to deliver valuable solutionspassion for the software development best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration, and continuous deliverythat they are an agent for change, constantly learning and seeking better outcomesskill at interacting and working with people in a proactive manner to mitigate key project technical risks and ensure qualityRequired Skills:Build, Integration and Deployment Skills: Experience with or a strong willingness to learn infrastructure automation and platform engineering technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and OpenStack.Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Groovy, GitHub)Awareness of and responsibility for how large-scale distributed systems are deployed and operatedDevelopment and Test Skills: Proven foundation in Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems, object-oriented design)Knowledge of systems programming with focus in networking and routing protocolsExposure to behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or CucumberBroad application software development experience with focus in C or C++ developmentProficient with LinuxProficient in Python or similar scripting language.Developer Traits: Excellent team player who enjoys a collaborative, Agile-based team environmentIndependent problem solving and trouble-shooting skills aimed at healthy environments and quality codeStrong verbal and written communication skills to clearly present ideas and solutions ensuring shared understanding among the teamA willingness to learn and a curious-mindset about the products you are supportingRelevant Experience:4 years Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience2+ years of relevant work experience in software developmentBonus Skills:Familiarity with DNS at the protocol levelComfortable aiding in diagnosis of troubleshooting network issues with tools like tcpdumpFamiliarity with containerization tools like Docker and KubernetesThis position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.The pay range is $89,900 - $121,700.The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.Verisign is an equal opportunity employer. That means we recruit, hire, compensate, train, promote, transfer, and administer all terms and conditions of employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected categories under applicable law.Additional Information:Our Careers PageOur Benefits SummaryVerisign in the CommunityOur EEO StatementOur Privacy Notice for Job Applicants/CandidatesReasonable AccommodationsStaffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.