Lead Engineer (Embedded Software)

At Viasat, the work you do helps people stay connected in ways that matter, from everyday moments to critical missions across air, land, sea, and space.

We’re a place for people who are curious, bold, and motivated by meaningful work. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make an impact, explore new possibilities, and grow your career in ways that align with your interests and goals. When you're ready to take on something new, you'll find leaders who support your development and help you turn your ambition into action.

NexusWave delivers fast, always-on connectivity by seamlessly integrating multiple high-speed networks in real time – Global Xpress (GX) Ka
band, low-Earth orbit (LEO) services, and as-available coastal LTE service – with an additional layer of L-band for resiliency. NexusWave offers
high -speed connectivity, unlimited data, global coverage, and 'secure by design' infrastructure trusted by global enterprises and
governments.
You will work in a global cross functional development team, and interact directly with your peers within Access Edge Maritime
Engineering to create the best possible service in a collaborative environment.
The successful candidate is required to work on key Viasat Edge and shore-side (AWS and HybridCloud) solutions.
You are expected to be familiar with networking, software and communication hardware.

* Ability to focus building solutions around performance with scale considerations in mind.
* Ability to work on distributed remote agile teams with a high degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently.
* Embracing the DevOps philosophy of product development, in addition to your design development activities you are also required
to provide operational support of the post-production deployment
* Create and discuss trade offs with Low level designs around solutions to be made to work in Linux environment, in vessel and across clouds. 

• 10+ years of software development experience with exposure of building applications at scale in C++ or Golang.
• Strong understanding of design trade-offs, preparing LLDs for solving problem statements and discuss their trade offs in design
• Good exposure to Docker, deploying solutions via Docker
• Good exposure to Linux toolsets to automate build processes around a solution
• Experience in developing restful services
• Knowledge on Openstack and AWS is an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities

* Ability to solve problems with understanding design trade offs while choosing a solution.
* Experience in implementing solutions that can fail fast, building strong pipelines and unit testing capabilities.
* Prior working experience in a DevOps team is a plus

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