{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3544eddfa4bf51432bf1de69","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3544eddfa4bf51432bf1de69","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3544eddfa4bf51432bf1de69","title":"Software Engineer - C++","description":"Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services.\n\nWe are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and the ability to grow your career.\n\nThe Team:\n\nVerisign's Resolution Engineering team is a high performing, Agile team who builds horizontally scalable, high performance, and highly available systems. As part of the team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing new features for resolution products. You will be writing the software that fundamentally enables the internet to operate at scale. We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will support the design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions in a collaborative Agile environment. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices, including software integration, vulnerability management, automated testing, and CI/CD pipeline development.\n\nThe Person:\n\nThe ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals in a variety of languages and tools applied in a system-level engineering environment (C, C++, Rust). You will engage in maintaining the health of development environments including troubleshooting and resolving. You will work in an established, highly-technical Agile development team. You will participate in daily standup meetings, grooming and planning sessions. You will take ownership of features from design to delivery. Successful engineers will work closely with team members to master our software and make a positive impact on projects as well as team chemistry.\n\nA successful candidate will have:\n\na track record for high quality and impactful delivery demonstrating strong design skills and a passion for code quality\ntrue craftsmanship, who enjoys breaking down tough problems, as well as working with a team to deliver valuable solutions\npassion for the software development best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, continuous integration, and continuous delivery\na curious mindset, be an agent for change, constantly learning and seeking better outcomes\nskill at interacting and working with people in a proactive manner to mitigate key project technical risks and ensure quality\n\nRequired Skills:\n\nBuild, Integration and Deployment Skills:\nExperience with or a strong willingness to learn infrastructure automation and platform engineering technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and OpenStack\nUnderstanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Groovy, GitHub)\nFamiliarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes\nAwareness of and responsibility for how large-scale distributed systems are deployed and operated\nDevelopment and Test Skills:\nProven foundation in Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems, object-oriented design)\nStrong systems programming with focus in networking and routing protocols\nExperience in behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or Cucumber\nBroad application software development experience with focus in C, C++ or Rust development\nHighly proficient in Python or similar scripting language\nRole-specific Skills:\nHighly proficient with Linux.\nStrong knowledge of the Domain Name System (DNS), networking protocols, and server administration\nStrong skills in troubleshooting and diagnosing network issues with tools such as gdb and tcpdump\nProvides technical leadership in developing complexing initiatives and leads best development practices including documentation, release management, code commits and pull requests\nDeveloper Traits:\nExcellent team player who enjoys a collaborative, Agile-based team environment\nIndependent problem solving and trouble-shooting skills aimed at healthy environments and quality code\nStrong verbal and written communication skills to clearly present ideas and solutions ensuring shared understanding among the team\nA willingness to learn and a curious mindset about the products you are supporting\n\nRelevant Experience:\n\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience\n8+ years of relevant work experience in software development\n\nThis position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.\n\nThe pay range is $135,800 - $183,800.\n\nThe anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.\n\nVerisign is an equal opportunity employer. That means we recruit, hire, compensate, train, promote, transfer, and administer all terms and conditions of employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected categories under applicable law.\n\nAdditional Information:\nOur Careers Page\nOur Benefits Summary\nVerisign in the Community\nOur EEO Statement\nOur Privacy Notice for Job Applicants/Candidates\nReasonable Accommodations\n\nStaffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.","company":"Verisign","rawCompany":"verisign","city":"Reston","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T04:49:30.524Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer - C++","description":"Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. 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