Software Development Engineer - Test Automation, Python, Networking Job in Viasat

Bigger challenges. Bolder ideas. Global impact. At Viasat, were on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. Were the company behind the worlds fastest satellite internet service, with technology thats helping to bridge the digital divide and improve life for our customers around the globe. By providing powerful new ways for people to connect with one another, gain greater access to education, entertainment, medical research, commerce, and much more, our team is empowering millions of customers worldwide.
Were growing rapidly and looking for passionate, innovative professionals to join our team and connect the world to more. Youll work in a collaborative and inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and continuous learning, and provides industry-leading benefits with unmatched opportunities for career growth. Our team is fearless in pursuit of new ideas and uncompromising in our quest to become the worlds first truly global Internet Service Provider.
Viasat was founded in 1986. Today, we have over 5900 employees globally and in the year ending March 2020, our revenues were ~$2.3Billion.
Job DescriptionAs a member of our DevOps team, you will be involved in all aspects of software engineering of components that help build Viasats products and services. This includes participation in research, design, development, testing, debugging, automation and operational activities of the software component(s) that the individual or team is responsible for. You will be responsible for delivering professional quality software using sound software development methodologies with support and guidance of experienced senior developers and architects.
Viasats product offerings are innovative and involve cutting edge technologies and ideas, which are sure to challenge your creativity and skills. Our production systems run at massive scale and hence systems need to be high performance and robust. While strong software development skills are a must, an ideal candidate would have a blend of skills in Virtualization, Operating Systems, Network Programming, Networking Protocols, Cloud-based systems and Automation.
Our team members enjoy working closely with each other utilizing an Agile development methodology. Priorities can change quickly, but our team members are able to stay ahead of deadlines to delight every one of our customers whether they are internal or external to Viasat. Travel up to 10%.
Required Skills:- 5+ years hands-on experience in test and automation and creating test plans in a team environment with proven success at delivering production quality systems.- Programming skills in Python, Ansible, Go, Scripting.- Strong foundation in data structures and good understand of algorithmic complexity and trade-offs of different implementations.- Creative debugging skills using tcpdump, ping, wireshark, gdb, coredumps and other commonly used tools.- A good understanding networking concepts, network programming, and virtualization is required.- Masters/Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience.- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. You will be required to communicate both verbally and in written form with remote international teams very frequently.
Preferred Skills:- Experience with tools such as Splunk, Grafana, AWS constructs, Test Automation Frameworks desired.- CI/CD and Devops exposure is a strong plus.
Qualification :
BA/BS or equivalent experience