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Viasat · 2 hours ago

Data Engineer, Early Career

Viasat is a company on a mission to deliver transformative connections globally. They are looking for an Early Career Data Engineer to develop and maintain data pipelining solutions, ensuring data quality and providing critical business analytics to management and customers.

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Responsibilities

Establish and build processes based on business and technical requirements to channel data from multiple inputs and store using any combination of distributed (cloud) structures, local databases or other applicable storage forms
Develop and own technical tools leveraging Big Data to clean, organize and transform data via automation
Develop solutions that are functional, reliable, maintainable, scalable and extensible
Resolve complex issues that may impact multiple business areas
Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with Data Engineers, eSoftware Engineers, and Data Scientists both within the team and across business units
Monitor and optimize existing data pipelines for performance and reliability
Ensure data quality and integrity through rigorous testing and validation processes
Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines to support data processing and transformation
Implement and manage ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design data solutions
Document data pipeline architecture, processes, and workflow for future reference

Qualification

PythonOLAP databasesETL processesAirflowSQLSparkKafkaCI/CDAnalytical thinkingIndependenceWillingness to learnCreative problem-solvingAttention to detail

Required

Completion of a Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, data, or a related field
Hands-on development experience with Python
Experience with OLAP databases like Snowflake or Google BigQuery
Hands-on experience with Airflow, Spark or Kafka
Comfortable with relational databases and writing database queries in SQL
Understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) development processes

Preferred

Analytical thinking
Creative problem-solving
Meticulous attention to detail
Comfortable with working independently and taking ownership
Willingness to work outside of area of expertise

Benefits

Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.

H1B Sponsorship

Viasat has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (43)
2024 (36)
2023 (48)
2022 (85)
2021 (51)
2020 (53)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.16B
Key Investors
UK Space AgencyNASA
2025-11-21Grant· $1.15M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.98B
2023-09-13Post Ipo Debt· $733.4M

Leadership Team

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Andy Lincoln
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Government Products Portfolio
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Don Buchman
Vice President Commercial Mobility
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