Junior Software Engineer

Verisign; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 89,900 - 121,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Potential stock awards

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Verisign is seeking a motivated Junior Software Engineer in Reston, VA, to join the Resolution Engineering team. This role involves designing and implementing features for resolution products and offers hands-on experience with modern software practices.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and experience in programming with languages such as C and Python. Verisign offers a hybrid work schedule and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience with infrastructure automation and platform engineering technologies.
• Knowledge of systems programming with focus on networking protocols.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in software development.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features for resolution products.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in development environments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily standups.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

C, C++, Rust

Collaborative Agile environment participation

Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Education

4 years Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Linux

Job description

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 quality
• true craftsmanship, who enjoys breaking down tough problems, as well as working with a team to deliver valuable solutions
• passion for the software development best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
• that they are an agent for change, constantly learning and seeking better outcomes
• skill at interacting and working with people in a proactive manner to mitigate key project technical risks and ensure quality

Required 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 operated
• Development 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 protocols
  • Exposure to behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or Cucumber
  • Broad application software development experience with focus in C or C++ development
  • Proficient with Linux
  • Proficient in Python or similar scripting language.
• Developer Traits:
  • Excellent team player who enjoys a collaborative, Agile-based team environment
  • Independent problem solving and trouble‑shooting skills aimed at healthy environments and quality code
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly present ideas and solutions ensuring shared understanding among the team
  • A willingness to learn and a curious-mindset about the products you are supporting

Relevant Experience:

• 4 years Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in software development

Bonus Skills:

• Familiarity with DNS at the protocol level
• Comfortable aiding in diagnosis of troubleshooting network issues with tools like tcpdump
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes

This 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.