Software Engineer – Cloud, Networking & Satellite Systems

Viasat; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 117,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a software engineer to design, build, and support a carrier-grade control gateway that manages how terminals and devices authenticate and connect in a global satellite network. You'll work on live production systems, debug issues, and scale with modern cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Join a collaborative team focused on reliability, performance, and innovation, with opportunities to grow across system components and networks in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience in C, C++ with emphasis on design patterns.
• Experience with concurrent/multithreaded and Linux systems programming.
• Experience with Bash, Ansible and Python scripting in Linux.
• Experience in networking (TCP/IP, OSPF/BGP), protocol standards and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge in Jenkins, JIRA, Git and/or Perforce.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Up to 10% of travel.

Responsibilities

• Active contribution in software architecture/design/implementation efforts.
• Code, perform unit, integration and performance tests.
• Create deployment scripts, support/debug deployment pipelines.
• Participate in production support (on-call rotation).
• Investigate and resolve technical issues.
• Present status/design/issues to the team or wider audience.
• Contribute to a team culture that values collaboration, technical perfection, and innovation.

Skills

C/C++ design patterns

Linux systems programming

Scripting: Bash/Python/Ansible

Networking protocols TCP/IP OSPF/BGP

Version control: Git/Jira/Perforce

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Jenkins

JIRA

Git

Perforce

Ansible

Job description

Viasat is seeking a software engineer to design, build, and support a carrier-grade control gateway that manages how terminals and devices authenticate and connect in a global satellite network. You'll work on live production systems, debug issues, and scale with modern cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

Join a collaborative team focused on reliability, performance, and innovation, with opportunities to grow across system components and networks in a dynamic, global environment.