Viasat · 18 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Embedded
Germantown, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
6+ years expViasat is a company on a mission to deliver connections that change the world, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Content Delivery Platform team. The role involves optimizing in-flight connectivity services and improving customer experiences through embedded Linux applications, while providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior staff.
Telecom & CommunicationsInternetOptical CommunicationTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Serve as a Domain Expert
Design and implement software written in C, with a focus on measurable performance and scalability in a resource-constrained environment
Provide clear direction on technical decisions that prioritize excellent customer experiences and bandwidth usage optimizations
Maintain a robust test infrastructure and deployment pipeline that focuses on finding issues early
Respond to production issues through an on-call rotation, implementing break fixes and designing long term solutions to issues
Ensure team is using modern development practices, helping incorporate new methodology and tooling when appropriate
Find opportunities to improve product reliability and security
Lead or participate in technical design reviews
Coordinate with other teams to achieve CDP software development goals
Qualification
Required
6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience with software development in C/C++
Experience with Linux and Networking concepts
Experience writing and presenting technical designs
Experience or eagerness to learn Agile Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices
Detailed problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred
Experience with software development in Python
Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with GitHub Actions
Experience with Nginx configuration and module development
Experience with software configuration tools such as Ansible
Experience with Cloud services (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Expertise in designing, analyzing, and improving large-scale distributed systems
Ability to work on distributed remote agile teams with a high degree of self-motivation and independence
Strong verbal and visual presentation skills
Benefits
Medical
Financial
Other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey 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
Andy Lincoln
Chief Engineer
Don Buchman
President Aviation
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