Software Engineer, Early Career - Viasat Government

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.

As a Software Engineer, you will be working on software defined networking / routing platforms and services. Employing your existing knowledge of enterprise protocols (EIGRP, VRF, OSPF) and tools (VPNs, VLANs, DLEP) to tailor commercial techniques of SD-WAN to the defense marketplace and operations. You will interact with other engineers in this field to build innovative features into our routing and services platform.

We are looking for a flexible, self-driven individual, that is willing to learn new technologies. Our product bridges gaps between networking professionals and users requiring networks to be highly resilient in challenging environments. Work will range from graphical user interfaces to creating Linux services to managing network and firewall settings. This is an opportunity for someone to dive into technology in areas that may not have been covered in their current academics.

This position will work with the team starting each day with an Agile SCRUM standup then working tasks such as building requirements, tests, designing and coding features.

• Education: Completion of Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, and/or a related field
• Experience: This role is intended for someone with 0-3 years of full-time, relevant industry experience
• Citizenship: This position requires U.S. citizenship
• Additional:
  • Experience with C/C++ and Python

• Excited and motivated to dive into new technology
• Experience/Interest in cloud services
• Collaborative and team oriented

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.