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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Viasat, Inc.
- **Location:** Germantown, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,500.0 - $221,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data as a Services, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Software Systems, Web Applications, Data Processing, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Parallel Computation, Git, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Video Streaming, Stream Processing, Software Version Control, Docker
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/15766082?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F15766082%2FData-Engineer-Maryland-Germantown

## About the Role

* 5+ years software development experience using at least two of the following: Java, Scala, Python, C or C++.
 * Familiarity with RDBMS technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.)
 * Experience in Linux based systems, docker, and code versioning tooling (Git/CI/CD).
 * Familiarity with at least one cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
 * Experience in design and implementation of robust and highly scalable Data services
 * Experience in Linux based systems, docker, and code versioning tooling (Git/CI/CD).
 * Reliable teammate with the ability to handle different projects simultaneously in a fast-paced multifaceted agile work environment.
 * BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics or a related field
 * Ability to travel up to 10%
 * Strong analytical abilities
 * US Citizenship required

What will help you on the job

 * Understanding of distributed and parallel computing architectures
 * Experience with scaled data environments and Streaming technologies like Kafka and Spark
 * Expertise in Scala and/or Java
 * Working experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, scaled software systems and components, client-facing web applications and systems as a full stack developer using one of the following: Java, Python, or Scala

## Description

As a member of our Data Platform team, you'll help build infrastructure and tools for collecting and processing data in streaming and batch pipelines. Your work will power access to data for a variety of use-cases, be it real-time stream processing, online data access, analytic data exploration or large-scale data processing. Our mission is to enable our community of data scientists, analysts, and developers to derive faster insights and reduce TTM in order to fuel Viasat growth.
The day-to-day

In this Software Engineer role, you will own core components of data ingestion and integration processing that intakes ~4 billon events per hour with data volume in excess of 30TB per day. You will design and implement new features and enhancements to our data platform to advance component architecture towards strategic data governance/management objectives while providing ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of deployed products. Additionally, you will monitor emerging technologies/technology practices for potential use within the Company.
What you'll need


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