Full-Time
Software Development Engineer I
C/C++, Enterprise Network Performance and Cybersecurity Analytics Platform
Posted on 8/29/2025
Viavi Solutions
5,001-10,000 employees
Provides network performance, optical security solutions
No salary listed
Hopkins, MN, USA
In Person
On-site 5 days/week required.
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- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- 0-2 years of relevant work experience
- 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
- Ability to be on-site 5 days per week
- Develop the next generation of the GigaStor reporting platform targeting hyperscale, high availability, and cloud native network and application monitoring. Scale of a single GigaStor may exceed 100Gbps of traffic analysis!
- Discover and track network performance and cybersecurity issues at the source – the data flowing through the network
- 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
- Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols
- Understanding of storage, CPU, memory, networking, and acceleration technologies to support high-performance application design
- Experience with OSI layer 7 protocols and their inner workings
- Experience with high throughput processing loads and their impact on overall system design / performance
- Experience with Agile Scrum or other similar Agile methodologies
VIAVI Solutions provides test, measurement, and assurance products for networks and services, along with optical security solutions. It serves mobile operators, governments, enterprise networks, and infrastructure contractors, offering hardware and software tools to design, deploy, monitor, and verify network performance and security. Unlike many competitors, VIAVI combines breadth across telecom networks with optical security capabilities and serves a global customer base, enabling end-to-end validation and protection of critical infrastructure. The company’s goal is to help customers deploy and operate reliable, high-performance networks and services while ensuring security and compliance.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Newbury, Massachusetts
Founded
1923
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Vaavi's AI Experts suite automates complex network testing, streamlining configuration, analysis, and diagnostics across its entire product portfolio.
- The NITRO AI portfolio integrates purpose-built intelligence into lab and field workflows, providing contextual guidance and automated wireless validation.
- Vaavi's AI-driven capabilities accelerate network validation and diagnosis, with AI Experts available immediately to enhance engineering efficiency.
What critics are saying
- Keysight and Ciena undercut Vaavi's Ultra Ethernet solution, eroding $500M margin expansion with 45–65% probability in 12–18 months.
- Bearish analyst forecasts of $1.9B revenue trigger a 30% valuation collapse as AI demand stalls, invalidating earnings growth with 50–70% probability.
- Square Peg's 5G NTN partnership faces standardization delays causing $80M shortfall with 40–60% probability in 18–24 months due to operator delays.
What makes Viavi Solutions unique
- Vaavi launched AI Experts on June 4, 2026, embedding task-specific agents to automate wireless testing configuration and diagnostics.
- The company's AI-powered Digital Twin creates virtual network models for predictive infrastructure protection alongside PCIe 6.0 protocol analysis.
- Viavi introduced a GPU-free validation approach for high-speed AI networks via its TestCenter platform, reducing costs and simplifying testing.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↓ -2%VIAVI Solutions has announced that its TTworkbench gPTP test suite and TestCenter M1 Appliance have been recognised as an IEEE 802.1AS Avnu Certification Test Tool solution under the Avnu Alliance Time-Sensitive Networking Component Certification Program. The solution will be showcased at the Avnu Alliance Plugfest in London from 20–24 April. The certification test tool enables device manufacturers, silicon providers and test laboratories to validate conformance for TSN protocols and ensure interoperability across multi-vendor TSN ecosystems. VIAVI's solution combines automated TSN conformance testing with traffic generation and timing analysis in a single workflow. The Avnu Alliance Component Certification Program supports standardised validation across TSN-enabled devices in automotive, industrial, professional audio, aerospace and defence applications.
VIAVI Solutions has partnered with Ground Control to integrate its Secure µPNT STL-1000 receiver into RockFLEET Assured, an asset tracking and navigation solution for maritime vessels operating in GNSS-denied environments. The compact software-defined receiver delivers precise timing with holdover capability, enabling tracking and navigation in denied, degraded and disrupted space operational environments. It addresses vulnerabilities from GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become increasingly common in cyber warfare. RockFLEET Assured is a marine-grade positioning, navigation and timing solution designed to support maritime vessel navigation when GNSS signals are unavailable. The partnership aims to strengthen resilience for mission-critical operations across defence, maritime and critical infrastructure sectors by providing a trusted secondary position source beyond traditional GPS reliance.
Viavi Solutions reported Q4 revenues of $369.3 million, up 36.4% year-on-year and exceeding analyst expectations by 1.1%. The telecommunications testing and monitoring solutions provider delivered the fastest revenue growth amongst five inspection instruments stocks tracked, beating EBITDA estimates and providing strong EPS guidance for next quarter. CEO Oleg Khaykin attributed the performance to strength across most end markets, particularly data centres and aerospace and defence applications. The company expects this momentum to continue driving growth through the calendar year. Viavi's shares have surged 75.5% since the earnings report and currently trade at $36.90. Across the sector, inspection instruments stocks averaged 21.4% gains, with the group collectively beating revenue estimates by 0.9%.
Viavi Solutions climbed to a 24-year high on Tuesday, reaching $36.03 intraday before closing 6.93% higher at $35.94 per share. The surge followed a "buy" recommendation from Stifel, which maintained a $35 price target after the company showcased its AI solutions portfolio at a California conference. Viavi displayed products including 1.6T Ethernet testing, silicon photonics manufacturing and fiber inspection tools. The company introduced its INX 700 probe microscope and DCX-700 optical loss test set, which enables 24-fibre simultaneous measurement. Viavi is also participating in the RSA Conference in San Francisco from 23 to 26 March, where it has presented its Observer Threat Forensics tool designed to help organisations identify security vulnerabilities and analyse data breaches.
VIAVI Solutions has launched Observer Threat Forensics, a solution combining network operation management with CrowdStrike-powered threat intelligence to support converged NetSecOps teams. The platform provides retrospective analysis capabilities and unifies packet insights, flow data and log telemetry into a single dashboard. The solution addresses growing demand for convergence between network and security operations. VIAVI's State of the Network study found that 79% of 750 surveyed CIOs and CISOs wanted to move away from siloed operational models, yet only 27% have begun the transition. Observer Threat Forensics leverages existing network performance monitoring data to provide both performance insights and security threat investigation capabilities. The platform helps organisations identify vulnerabilities, analyse breaches and understand intrusion points whilst eliminating data gaps. VIAVI showcased the solution at the RSA Conference in San Francisco from 23-26 March.