Lead Software Engineer
Viasat · Hyderabad, India | Chennai, India · Engineering
About this role
Viasat is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Hyderabad, India | Chennai, India. The posting calls out experience with Python, Go, AWS, GCP.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Hyderabad, India | Chennai, India
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Mar 27, 2026
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Job description
from Viasat careersOne team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do
The successful candidate will work on a mission-critical software development program for the ground systems of LEO constelaltion. We are looking for a candidate with a strong analytical skills and hands on software development background with technical mentorship experience. In this role, you will understand the technical landscape, set the direction for the team, find ways to move forward when obstacles arise
The day-to-day
- Participate in system design/definition efforts.
- Drive software architecture/design/implementation efforts
- Participate in DevOps efforts
- Opportunity to play the technical lead role for a Scrum team.
- Travel up to 10%.
What you'll need
- 10-15 years in C++, Golang, or Python, and related scripting experience
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting for cloud native applications
- Experience (re)designing CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Github actions
- Experience developing rApps/xApps and strong RIC concepts is a plus