Junior Software Engineer at Verisign
Reston, VA
$89,900–$121,700from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior-level software engineering role on a team that builds and maintains high-availability, distributed systems underpinning DNS infrastructure. Day-to-day work spans feature development in C, C++, or Rust, automated testing, CI/CD pipeline work, and infrastructure automation, all within an Agile workflow. Suited to early-career engineers with solid computer science fundamentals and an interest in systems and networking programming.
Mid level · 2+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 590 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 450–770
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title says 'Junior Software Engineer' but the role requires 2+ years of relevant software development experience, a CS degree (or equivalent), proven C/C++ development, systems programming knowledge, and end-to-end feature ownership — requirements that align more closely with a Mid-level engineer than a true entry-level hire.
The degree requirement (Bachelor's in CS or related field) is explicitly paired with 'or equivalent work experience', so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, OpenStack) are listed under Required Skills but framed as 'experience with OR a strong willingness to learn' — they are treated as required given their placement in the Required Skills section, with the named tools captured as interchangeable alternatives.
Jenkins and GitHub are listed as examples of CI/CD tools ('e.g., Jenkins, Groovy, GitHub') under Required Skills; Groovy is a scripting language used within Jenkins rather than a standalone tool and is omitted as a separate skill.
Rust appears only in the introductory narrative ('C, C++, Rust') as stack context, not in the formal Required Skills section — listed as preferred accordingly.
Bonus Skills (DNS protocol familiarity, tcpdump, Docker, Kubernetes) are explicitly labeled as such and are marked preferred.
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