Entry-Level Software Engineer for Apex Database & Analytics Platform (C / C++) - Network Performance and Threat Solutions

Summary:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Summary: 

Work with a world-class team of engineers to develop a high-performance big data reporting platform underpinning Viavi’s flagship Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD) solution, Observer Apex. Apex provides best-in-class technologies that help IT teams dramatically accelerate problem identification and remediation for Enterprise applications. Operate in a fast paced, agile, team-oriented culture where you’ll be making meaningful contributions day one. 

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Develop the next generation of the Apex reporting platform targeting hyperscale, high availability, and cloud native network and application monitoring. Scale of a single deployment may exceed 100 billion records per day, while typical queries must render in just seconds.
• Innovate, design, and implement solutions to highly complex problems to satisfy a broad range of customer needs
• Take interest in learning the subject matter and use cases in order to make smart development decisions
• Take ownership of features and take pride in your work, ensuring code is clean, correct, well tested, and meets the definition of done
• Apply sound engineering principles for highly maintainable and testable software
• Comment and document the “right” amount
• Maintain a keen eye towards quality, efficiency, scalability, and time to market
• Participate in refinement, planning, and implementation of a continuously refreshed Agile backlog
• Be a mentor and mentee among peers in a collaborative, constructive development environment

• Actively contribute ideas for product and process improvements
• Show a passion for continued learning. Stay abreast of new technology and trends 
• Work closely with the QA team to streamline functional software validation and incremental delivery

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer
• Skills in C/ C++, including algorithm design, data structures, and design patterns
• Critical thinking and the ability to craft solutions to difficult problems
• A self-starter with a drive for digging into and understanding code and how it works
• Passion for continual improvement
• Desire to be part of a winning Agile team

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio is a plus 
• Experience with various database technologies, including SQL, NoSQL, time series, columnar, and distributed
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols
• Understanding of storage, CPU, memory, networking, and acceleration technologies to support high-performance application design
• Experience with API creation and consumption via REST, event streaming, and message queues
• Working knowledge of multiple data formats, including XML, JSON, and protobuf
• Experience with OSI layer 7 protocols and their inner workings

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

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.