Rotational Program Development Engineer

About the role

Kick-start your professional adventure in our R&D Excellence Centers by joining multiple expert teams in an international rotation program. During this 2-year program you will develop your skills at the forefront of leading-edge technology while earning a competitive salary and complete benefits. Upon completion, you will continue your career within VIAVI, collaborating with and contributing to your designated team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to solutions used across industries to help customers adapt and thrive by transforming complexity into visibility and actionable insight.
• Design, deploy, and optimize network-related software and hardware that enable mobile data and voice services, cable systems, high-speed data centers, aircraft safety systems, public safety radio communications, and military operations.
• Build modern software systems to assure high-level service for all forms of information communication.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or Computer Engineering with a software/AI focus.
• Strong Python programming skills, including experience writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code in AI/ML projects.
• Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and related APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face), plus frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar orchestration libraries.
• Hands-on exposure to GenAI through projects, hackathons, internships, or research.
• Understanding of how AI agents can be orchestrated, guided, and controlled.
• Ability to apply ethical reasoning and safe practices when designing, prototyping, or testing AI solutions.
• Capacity to learn new technologies quickly and pivot across diverse AI and data science problem spaces.
• Ability to work effectively in agile, collaborative team environments with strong communication skills.
• Desirable: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, and RDBMS.
• Advantageous: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript.
• Ability or desire to work on a temporary assignment in another country/location.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Bonus program

Pay

$73,500 – $136,500; exceptional qualifications, experience, and location may impact salary.