Verisign is looking for an experienced Junior or Middle-level Java software engineer to expand the Name Studio API team ( ).
An ideal candidate should be fluent in Java, have knowledge of Machine Learning and/or LLMs, and be eager to learn as needed. We seek an understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including core Computer Science concepts, as well as hands-on problem-solving experience building software systems.
The candidate will be involved in all aspects of product development including ideation, design, implementation, deployment, and issue resolution. This will usually imply cross-team collaboration with Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop 'Proof of concept' software applications based on research findings.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on software applications design, development, and technology assessment.
- Work with stakeholders to define requirements specifications. Participate in requirements gathering, design, code, and test plan reviews.
- Contribute to and drive future AI initiatives for the team.
Requirements include:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical experience.
- 5+ years of Software development experience.
- Advanced experience with Data Science, Machine Learning, or Large Language Models.
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, AWS Cloud, LLM Inference, MLOps.
- Master's Degree preferred.
Team
Our team possesses complete engineering ownership over the product. The work style of the team is closer to an internal startup where all the team members are involved in the majority of product development phases and are flexible moving between focus areas.
In terms of the process, we rely on Scrum to structure our work, with tickets prioritized in Jira. Our code is located on internal GitHub; we follow Git Flow with pull request code reviews and extensive automation. For continuous delivery, we use Jenkins with pipelines, and our product deployments are automated with Terraform and Ansible. The product can be rolled out to a cloud, from zero to the operating state in a single button click. We do builds for each codebase change as well as nightly builds. We have automated testing with substantial coverage. For processing large amounts of data, internal Hadoop and Spark clusters are available. TensorFlow and Keras enable us to go quickly from research prototypes trained on our GPU-powered servers to production-ready systems. On top of that, we leverage Large Language Models to generate creative suggestions.
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule.
The pay range is $106,300 - $143,800.
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.
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