Staff Engineer, Apex Platform for Network Observability

Viavi Solutions Inc.; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions in Minnetonka, MN is seeking a senior software engineer to advance the Apex reporting platform for high-scale, cloud-native monitoring. You will work in a large C++ codebase, mentor teammates, and drive end-to-end features.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with QA, and leveraging AI tools to accelerate design and testing while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience as a top-performing individual contributor.
• Strong C/C++ skills and experience with large, legacy or complex codebases.
• Experience with big-data modeling and distributed software design.
• Proven ability to drive software development in Agile environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop the next generation of the Apex reporting platform for hyperscale monitoring.
• Design and implement solutions in a large C++ codebase.
• Model data and tune query performance across databases to keep queries fast.
• Mentor engineers and raise the team's overall code quality.
• Own features end-to-end with well-tested, robust code.

Skills

C/C++

Big-data modeling

Agile development

Mentoring

Communication

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

Linux

Docker

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

VIAVI Solutions in Minnetonka, MN is seeking a senior software engineer to advance the Apex reporting platform for high-scale, cloud-native monitoring. You will work in a large C++ codebase, mentor teammates, and drive end-to-end features.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with QA, and leveraging AI tools to accelerate design and testing while maintaining quality.