Verisign

Software Engineer - C++

Verisign
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5 hours ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$136k - $184k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement new features for horizontally scalable, high-performance, highly available DNS resolution products.
  • Support software integration, testing, deployment, maintenance, and vulnerability management.
  • Take ownership of features from design through delivery.
  • Develop and maintain C, C++, or Rust systems software focused on networking and routing protocols.
  • Build and improve infrastructure automation, platform engineering, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
  • Troubleshoot development environments, network issues, and large-scale distributed-system operations.
  • Lead complex technical initiatives and promote documentation, release management, code commits, pull requests, and development best practices.
  • Collaborate with team members in an Agile environment through standups, planning, grooming, and technical risk mitigation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 8+ years of relevant software development experience.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and systems programming experience in C, C++, or Rust.
  • Highly proficient in Python or a similar scripting language.
  • Strong knowledge of DNS, networking protocols, server administration, operating systems, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
  • Experience with behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or Cucumber.
  • Experience or strong willingness to learn Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and OpenStack.
  • Understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Groovy, and GitHub.
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Highly proficient with Linux and experienced with troubleshooting tools such as gdb and tcpdump.
  • Strong design, code quality, automated testing, code review, continuous integration, and continuous delivery skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication, independent problem-solving, teamwork, and technical leadership abilities.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule based in the Reston, Virginia office.
  • Competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.
  • Discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.

Tech Stack

AnsibleCC++CucumberDockerGroovyJenkinsKubernetesLinuxOpenStackPuppetPythonRustTerraform

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About Verisign

1,001-5,000 employees

Verisign operates critical internet infrastructure, including the authoritative registries for .com and .net, and provides DNS and security services to registrars and enterprises. It earns revenue from wholesale domain registrations and managed DNS/security offerings under long-term agreements with internet governance bodies and partners. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Verisign is a public company listed on NASDAQ.

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