Software Architect

Viasat; Germantown, Carlsbad (MD, CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 260,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Stock incentives

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Software Architect for its Access Edge Devices team. You will design, write, and deliver software services for edge devices in aviation, maritime, and other markets, focusing on scale, reliability, and operational efficiency.

You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineers to create roadmaps, evolve software practices, and drive DevOps end-to-end in a site-based role requiring 60%+ office presence.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with extensive related experience.
• Hands-on experience with Domain Modeling, Distributed Systems, API Management, and Micro-services Architecture.
• Experience with edge devices requiring real-time constraints and remote management.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software architecture for large-scale distributed systems.
• Align design roadmaps with product priorities and long-term strategy.
• Evolve software practices to improve quality, agility, and DevOps enablement.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and team leads across markets.

Skills

Domain Modeling

Distributed Systems

API Management

Micro-services Architecture

Programming languages (C/C++/Python/JS

DevOps practices

Kubernetes

Docker Compose

AI tooling

Edge devices

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker Compose

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

In Viasat Access Edge Devices team, we are looking for members of a software architecture team that can design, write, and deliver software services for our edge devices targeted for aviation, maritime and other markets. Our software teams improve the availability, scalability, and operational efficiency of the services by building automation to prevent the recurrence of field issues.

As a Software Architect, you will be directly involved in the creation of new designs, architectures, and methods for large-scale distributed systems. You will work closely with product managers, product owners, senior engineers, and team leads to ensure that design roadmaps are aligned with long-term strategic vision and immediate term business priorities. As part of our DevOps model, you will support development of the service end to end.

As a software architect, you will also be responsible for evolving the software practices in use by the development teams to drive improvements to quality, agility.

The day‑to‑day

Your team is engaged in an exciting integration of multiple global satellite networks. Our venues meet the market needs of multiple businesses including maritime, business aviation, and commercial aviation. As some of our markets have very high standards and are regulated, our architecture must be flexible enough to meet the needs of new and emerging markets while satisfying our mature process and procedure‑forward customers.

You will take inputs from customers, product owners, regulatory restrictions, and combine them with your technical expertise to help design a new generation of software architecture that scales across all markets. The ability to express these architectures as roadmaps with iterations on the way to longer‑term end goals is essential. Your designs should be easily expressed in requirements that DevOps teams can execute with minimal direction. You will also be responsible to enabling software practices that aid with improving our development agility, scalability, reliability and quality.

This is a site‑based role; employees work 3+ days (60%+) per week from a Viasat office or work location within a standard five‑day workweek.

What you’ll need

• Typically requires 8+ years of related experience with commercial software development in building embedded systems software with a Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; or 10+ years related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; or 12+ years related experience without relevant degree
• Hands‑On experience with constructs of Domain Modeling, Distributed Systems, API Management, Micro‑services Architecture (One or more)
• Experience working with edge devices that have real‑time considerations, device drivers to interface with peripherals, power efficiency, hardware accelerators (FPGA, ASIC, GPUs), intermittent connectivity, require remote management and operations
• Practical experience with leveraging AI tooling to drive improvements
• Hands‑On experience with Object Oriented Programming Languages such as C / C++ / Python / Java / Go Lang
• Modern methodologies for independently configuring, testing, and deploying microservices
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker Compose
• Ability to influence development teams with new software practices

What will help you on the job

• Strong background in one or more of: embedded systems, networking, security
• Learning Agility
• Strong Communication 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. 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.