Senior Software Engineer (Front end)

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, and short release cycles 
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment  
• Self Starter 
• Valid work permit in the country you are applying in/ citizenship

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