About us

One 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

You will be part of a cross functional product team challenged with revolutionising Viasat’s Partner Experience’s and Field Operations across our business segments.

The day-to-day

Crafting engaging user experiences, using AI and our platform to build user journeys that simplify our business processes, improve quality, and support usability for various personas.

You'll participate in our team meetings and agile ceremonies. This is a hands on software engineering role.

What you'll need

A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field or equivalent practical hands on experience
Extensive professional experience in a related job using an Agile software lifecycle including TDD, pair programming, short release cycles
Experience working in a collaborative team environment
Self Starter

What will help you on the job

Key Skills

Experience developing applications using React Native combined with TypeScript (required)
Experience with Test Automation with JEST
Experience building web or mobile applications using modern JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience with native build processes including deploying apps to App/Play Store.
Experience integrating with GraphQL and RESTful JSON API’s
Background in developing Native mobile apps (important to have some experience)
Experience delivering mobile applications developed with REACT Native to production
Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
Experience with Datadog or another analytics tools

Desired Capabilities

Effective communicator with internal and external collaborators
Ability to seek out, clarify and challenge requirements
Ability to mentor other engineering team members
Rota paid on call
Proven involvement in Field Services
Opportunities to work on full-stack (native & backend) development
Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications
Contributing to our design and software development lifecycles
Experience creating native modules for React Native apps (important to have)

Nice to Have

Experience with EXPO
Experience working with hardware integrations with React Native (Bluetooth and USB preferable)
NodeJS

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.

Senior Software Engineer (Front end)

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