Staff, Software Development Engineer

Summary :

VIAVI (NASDAQ : VIAV) has a 100+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customers’ most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will work as part of the Protocol Team within the Research and Development team on VIAVI’s exciting TeraVM suite of products, which provide world leading solutions for validating cutting edge telecommunications networks. Our solutions offer innovative capabilities of emulating large parts of modern 5G networks, the emulation of IP hosts and network applications generating network traffic on emulated User Equipment on those networks. VIAVI also works with leading security equipment vendors in the testing of VPN solutions at scale.

Working in the Protocols Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining the TCP / IP-based protocols which are at the core of our TeraVM product. This role provides unparalleled exposure to a wide range of cutting-edge protocols for leading equipment vendors and network providers.

Duties & Responsibilities :

Development of features in the TeraVM protocol engine, such as adding new protocols or extending protocol support based on customer requirements.

Addressing customer issues and providing domain expertise to the wider TeraVM team.

Working with Product Owners and development teams to understand customer protocol requirements and how these can be supported in TeraVM.

Delivering continuously in an Agile process.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements :

Degree or MSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science or Engineering.

At least 5 years’ development experience in C / C++ on Linux for networking features.

Understanding of networking protocols such TCP / IP, HTTP, VoIP, IPv4, IPv6, Ethernet, VLANS, PPPoE.

Experience with security protocols and technologies such as VPNs, TLS, IKE, IPsec, SAML, X.509v3 Certificates and QUIC.

Agile development.

Excellent communication skills.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience with Linux network configuration and debugging tools.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

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